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Study on Tourism in the Overseas Market of Australia and New Zealand

Final Report

Ministry of Tourism, Government of India

ACNielsen ORG–MARG

August 2011 New Delhi

Ministry of Tourism ACNielsen ORG-MARG Government of India

Study on Tourism in Overseas Market of Australia and New Zealand 1

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We are thankful to the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India for assigning this Study on Tourism in the Overseas Market of Australia and New Zealand. We are grateful to Shri R. H. Khwaja, The Secretary, (Tourism) & Shri Anand Kumar, the Joint Secretary (Tourism) for extending their support. We are also grateful to Shri S. Kothari, the Additional Secretary, (Tourism).

The consultant had the pleasure of interacting with the Indian Tourism Office in Sydney (Shri Amar Singh). Besides this the consultant interacted with the representatives of leading outbound tour operators and international travellers.

We are also grateful to Dr. R. N. Pandey, Additional Director General (MR), Shri A. K. Gupta, Additional Director General (MR), Ms. Sandhya Singh, Dy. Director (MR), Ms. Neha Srivastava, Assistant Director (MR) for providing us the necessary guidance and periodical support for conducting the study. We would also like to thank Shri S.K. Mahanta, DPA (Grade’B’) - MR for providing us the required support and help from time to time.

Last but not the least we would like to thank our entire team of research professionals as well as our staff in Sydney and support team for their co-operation and team spirit for keeping up the momentum and time schedule of the study.



Executive Summary

The foreign tourist arrival growth in India is little less than 11% per annum (2010) & Australia

contributes around 3% of FTA in India. Considering the tremendous potential to attract foreign

tourist, The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India has taken lot of innovative steps in terms

of promotion and market development activity. To get a better understanding, Ministry of

Tourism commissioned a study to gauge the perception of tourists—past as well as

prospective—in selected foreign markets about tourism in India. This study-report attempts to

assess the impact of the ongoing overseas campaign launched by the Ministry of Tourism,

Government of India, to promote India as a high-value, up-market tourist destination. The

Ministry of Tourism also intends to use the insights from this study as inputs in designing future

overseas campaigns.

The report covers an in-depth insight of the traveller’s demographic profile, level of awareness

about India & its different products & services, preference & attitude, like & dislike & finally lead

to arrive need-gap of the past travellers. The report has dealt with the different promotional

strategies adopted by the competitive countries & what is the take away out of it & what best

India tourism can offer to attract tourist from the target market. Government of India has set up

India Tourism offices in different countries to facilitate intending travellers by way of providing

required information so that they can plan accordingly. The study also covers the traveller’s

perception as well as experience to deal with those establishment & suggestion for

improvement.

The entire study has been carried out by way of extensive secondary research followed by face

to face / telephonic interviews with the help of local office of The Nielsen Company. The

categories of respondents are pas and prospective outbound tourists, travel houses, Indian

tourism offices in Sydney.

India has for long been known for its rich culture and heritage beautiful and artistic historical

monuments, cuisine with traditional Indian spices and herbs, pocket friendly rates, breathtaking

natural beauty and a wide range of tropical beaches. Given the fact that Australia, New Zealand

and India were a part of the British Empire, and both are a part of the Commonwealth of



Nations, all three nations have a similar history and share common interest in a lot of areas like

sports, politics and culture. Australia and New Zealand being extremely close to each other

make excellent holiday destinations for residents from respective countries. The flight

connectivity between Australia and New Zealand is also very good, which makes travelling for

residents of both countries very convenient. These travellers are willing to spend for the purpose

of exploring new destinations and for a good experience. India, USA, UK, Fiji and Thailand

though might be distant from Australia and New Zealand, have a lot of good destinations and

experiences to offer for the Australian and New Zealand travellers.

For holidaymakers from ANZ, India is a long haul destination. The travel season is mostly during

summer (ANZ is in southern hemisphere and thus has summers when it is winter in northern

hemisphere) with a peak in November. The largest travel is within the Pacific rim islands

including Fiji. Amongst long haul destinations, Asia is preferred by a large segment of ANZ

holidaymakers with Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and China being the top destinations.

However, India does not seem to be amongst the top Asian destinations for travellers from ANZ

which needs to modify; ANZ past travellers has spent average INR2.30 lakh per person with a

total bed night spent 26 days on an average. Most of the past travellers visited India to meet

friends & relatives along with spending time to travel across India. The most fascinating things

to them were to enjoy the cultural diversity, scenic beauty, Indian cuisine & people & that is why

they would like to visit India in near future.

All the past travellers are aware about India through different sources but the promotional

/publicity material available at various forums are not helping to plan their travel. The information

provided needs to be more comprehensive and clear. Travellers feel the need of a travel plan.

All the required information is available on the website of Incredible India, but the website

needs to be more focussed, product driven and clear so that travellers can decide their

destination and can compare the benefit to visit India vis-à-vis other competitive countries. The

Campaign should be focused more to lure the intending travellers to “Visit India “rather than

simply describing India.

Travellers are only aware of Golden Triangle, Kerala & Goa, therefore, more destination specific

visuals/ campaigns defining the products and its unique features need to be devised and

promoted. Rather than marketing India or just one state to the trade, focus should be on

marketing a product /activity/ event. Under the umbrella of brand India new tourist circuits need



to be created to attract different type of travellers. Segment specific products i.e different

products and packages for adventure tourists, family travellers, business travellers, medical

tourist’s etc. need to be offered. Thus there is need to focus separately for the 3 different

stakeholders;

Trade/ Tour Operator:

Tour Operators help travellers in planning foreign trips to countries that they are not aware of.

Focussing on trade and making them fully aware of the products that India has to offer will

create a gateway for foreign tourists to India. It is also suggested to improve the number of tour

operators and motivate them to work for ‘India Tourism Office’. There is a need for an integrated

approach by India Tourism Office and tour operators. India Tourism Office must participate in

important fairs and festivals where they can sponsor any event which will finally send a

message to “Visit India” and not just educate travellers about India.

Media:

Media is a medium that can be used to make people aware about India. Media reaches the

masses and hence is a very important tool of promotion. The media advertisements need to

focus on the various products that India has to offer assuring that India is a safe and secure

country to visit and can also showcase the unique blend of modern and traditional experiences

that India has to offer. Media can help remove the myth of people that India is not a safe country

and that India is still backward in its approach. The fact being that India is safe and has a huge

variety of modern products to offer and that India is developing at a very fast pace as far as

technology and modern amenities are concerned, which needs to be highlighted. Media can

also take the help of Australian and New Zealand celebrities and famous personalities to

promote the pleasant experiences that they had encountered during their stay in India.

Traveller:

More efforts need to be put in creating promotional campaigns which will increase footfalls of

travellers to India. In order to attract intending travellers as well as past travellers (for repeat

visit) - a comprehensive travel guide or plan with lots of stimulus is essential. Thus it is

imperative to categorise the travellers from any particular country on the basis of their travel

pattern and habit/ behaviour.



Last but not the least is “Incredible India” website needs to be upgraded regularly. The content

of the website also needs to be reviewed periodically and new destinations/ products/ circuits

need to be brought to the knowledge of the travellers. Promotional campaigns need to highlight

the incredible India web-address more prominently to increase the visibility of the website.

Way Forward – Long Term and Short Term Measures to promote Indian Tourism Short Term Measures:

Organize focused Familiarization tours for media persons and tour operators.

Impart training to front office executives who are in direct contact with prospective

travellers.

New destinations, new products, new packages, new circuits and new luxury properties

need to be promoted alongside well known destinations, so as to offer a large choice in

front of prospective travellers.

New methods of promotion need to be introduced which have immense reach

irrespective of the geography.

Frequent interaction with tour operators – to remain connected.

To position India as an STOP OVER DESTINATION for ANZ travellers to UK.

Long Term Measures:

More focus on product /destination campaigns required for different set of travelers.

Products for specific countries should be designed based on the needs and

requirements of travelers from that specific geography.

Rather than sending brochures etc, fortnight updates on what is happening NEW in India

–event, launch, festival etc.

Design advertisements with celebrities of the target country to lend trust and credibility to

the promotional advertisement.



Contents

1 Chapter One ................................................................................................................................. 14

About the Research Study.................................................................................................................... 14 1.1 Introduction to the study ........................................................................................................ 14 1.2 Scope of work ....................................................................................................................... 14 1.3 Objective of the study ........................................................................................................... 15 1.4 Methodology ......................................................................................................................... 16

1.4.1 Research approach and methodology ............................................................................... 16 1.4.2 Operational methodology .................................................................................................. 17

1.5 Sample size .......................................................................................................................... 18 1.5.1 Coverage .......................................................................................................................... 18 1.5.2 Method of enquiry ............................................................................................................. 19 1.5.3 Conduct/ control of field operations in different locations ................................................... 20 1.5.4 Data analysis, quality control measures ............................................................................ 20

2 Chapter Two................................................................................................................................. 21

Background ........................................................................................................................................... 21 2.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 21 Australia ............................................................................................................................................ 21 New Zealand ..................................................................................................................................... 22 2.2 Social profile ......................................................................................................................... 23

Australia ........................................................................................................................................ 23 New Zealand ................................................................................................................................. 23 2.2.1 Urban/rural population ...................................................................................................... 24 2.2.2 Gender statistics ............................................................................................................... 26 2.2.3 Prominent religious groups ............................................................................................... 27 2.2.4 Age distribution ................................................................................................................. 29 2.2.5 Literacy............................................................................................................................. 32

2.3 Economic profile ................................................................................................................... 33 Australia ........................................................................................................................................ 33 New Zealand ................................................................................................................................. 34 2.3.1 Gross domestic product (GDP) ......................................................................................... 34 2.3.2 Per capita income/spending power ................................................................................... 36

2.4 Tourism overview .................................................................................................................. 37 Australia ........................................................................................................................................ 37 New Zealand ................................................................................................................................. 38 2.4.1 General statistics .............................................................................................................. 40 2.4.2 Outbound/ long-haul market .............................................................................................. 41 2.4.3 Preferred destinations/frequency of travel ......................................................................... 46 2.4.4 Seasonality/travel pattern.................................................................................................. 50



3 Chapter Three .............................................................................................................................. 53

Travel Trade ......................................................................................................................................... 53 3.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 53 3.2 Role and characteristics of tourism and travel trade in the country ......................................... 53

3.2.1 Australia ........................................................................................................................... 53 3.2.2 New Zealand .................................................................................................................... 55

3.3 Flight connectivity and relative costs ..................................................................................... 55 3.3.1 Australia ........................................................................................................................... 55 3.3.2 New Zealand .................................................................................................................... 57

3.4 Hotel prices........................................................................................................................... 58 Australia and New Zealand ............................................................................................................ 58

3.5 India vis-à-vis other destinations from the Australian tour agents’ perspective (qualitative analysis of questionnaire for tour operators) ...................................................................................... 59

3.5.1 Who travels to India and why ............................................................................................ 59 3.5.2 Perception among Australian tourists about India .............................................................. 60 3.5.3 Way forward ..................................................................................................................... 61

4 Chapter Four ................................................................................................................................ 62

Past outbound travel behaviour .......................................................................................................... 62 4.1 Profiling Information .............................................................................................................. 62

4.1.1 By place of residence, age group, employment status, gender .......................................... 62 4.1.2 By expenditure per month ................................................................................................. 66

4.2 General Travel Behaviour ..................................................................................................... 69 4.2.1 Frequency of trips abroad ................................................................................................. 69 4.2.2 Choice of Trips (Package / non-package) .......................................................................... 69 4.2.3 Average expenditure on trips ............................................................................................ 69 4.2.4 Preferred destinations ....................................................................................................... 72 4.2.5 Types of trip ...................................................................................................................... 73 4.2.6 Mode of booking ............................................................................................................... 74 4.2.7 Sources of booking information ......................................................................................... 75 4.2.8 Type of tour operator used ................................................................................................ 76 4.2.9 Tour operators selection criteria ........................................................................................ 76 4.2.10 Mode of payment preferred ........................................................................................... 77

4.3 Travel Behaviour of Past Visitors to India .............................................................................. 77 4.3.1 Source of information regarding India ................................................................................ 77 4.3.2 Reason for choosing India as a travel destination .............................................................. 78 4.3.3 Destinations visited in India and source of information on them ......................................... 79 4.3.4 Travel month to India, duration of stay .............................................................................. 80 4.3.5 Type of accommodation availed of in India ........................................................................ 81 4.3.6 Mode of local travel within India ........................................................................................ 82 4.3.7 Intention of revisiting India ................................................................................................ 83 4.3.8 Attractions for re-visiting India ........................................................................................... 83 4.3.9 Reason for not revisiting India ........................................................................................... 84



4.3.10 Best and worst experiences in India .............................................................................. 84 4.3.11 Level of satisfaction from service providers in India ....................................................... 85 4.3.12 Overall satisfaction from visiting India ........................................................................... 86

4.4 Travel Behaviour of Other Country Visitors ............................................................................ 88 4.4.1 Countries visited in past .................................................................................................... 88 4.4.2 Drivers for visiting other foreign destinations ..................................................................... 88 4.4.3 Sources of information on the destinations visited in past .................................................. 90 4.4.4 Value for money destinations visited ................................................................................. 91 4.4.5 Type of accommodation used ........................................................................................... 91 4.4.6 Reason for opting for travel insurance if any...................................................................... 92 4.4.7 Awareness of India as a tourist destination ....................................................................... 92 4.4.8 Intention of visiting India ................................................................................................... 92 4.4.9 Primary attractions of India / motivation for visiting India .................................................... 93 4.4.10 Intention and reason for choosing an intermediary for India travel ................................. 93 4.4.11 Reasons for rejecting India as a tourist destination and intention of India visit in far future 95

4.5 India vis-à-vis other countries – Past outbound travel behaviour. ........................................... 96 4.5.1 Type of trip (Package / Non-Package) opted for by past travellers ..................................... 96 4.5.2 Type of trip opted for by past travellers ............................................................................. 97 4.5.3 Mode of Booking by Past Travellers .................................................................................. 98 4.5.4 Source of Booking Information for Past Travellers ........................................................... 100 4.5.5 Trip Budget of Past Travellers ......................................................................................... 101 4.5.6 Trip Budget vs. Trip Duration of Past Travellers to India .................................................. 101 4.5.7 Trip Budget vs. Type of Trip of Past Travellers to India.................................................... 103

5 Chapter Five .............................................................................................................................. 104

Prospective Outbound Travel Behaviour ........................................................................................... 104 5.1 Profiling Information ............................................................................................................ 104

5.1.1 By place of residence, age group, employment status, gender, origin, and educational qualifications ............................................................................................................................... 104 5.1.2 By expenditure per month ............................................................................................... 108

5.2 General Travel Behaviour ................................................................................................... 110 5.2.1 Types of trip .................................................................................................................... 110 5.2.2 Mode of booking ............................................................................................................. 110 5.2.3 Sources of help for booking information .......................................................................... 111 5.2.4 Type of tour operator used .............................................................................................. 112 5.2.5 Tour operators selection criteria ...................................................................................... 112 5.2.6 Number of tour operators contacted and number of months in advance contacted .......... 113 5.2.7 Mode of payment preferred ............................................................................................. 114 5.2.8 Type of accommodation to be availed ............................................................................. 114 5.2.9 Estimated expenditure .................................................................................................... 115 5.2.10 Reason for availing travel insurance if any .................................................................. 115

5.3 Travel Behaviour of Prospective Visitors to India ................................................................. 116 5.3.1 Reason for choosing India as a travel destination ............................................................ 116



5.3.2 Intention of visiting only India or a sub-regional trip ......................................................... 117 5.3.3 Awareness of destinations in India and intention of visiting them ..................................... 117 5.3.4 Source of information regarding India .............................................................................. 118 5.3.5 Time of visit to India ........................................................................................................ 119 5.3.6 Duration of stay .............................................................................................................. 119 5.3.7 Reason for booking through a tour operator while visiting India ....................................... 120

5.4 Travel Behaviour of Prospective Visitors to Other Countries ................................................ 121 5.4.1 Countries to visit ............................................................................................................. 121 5.4.2 Drivers / reasons for visiting foreign locales..................................................................... 121 5.4.3 Sources of information on the destinations to visit ........................................................... 123 5.4.4 Awareness of India as a tourist destination ..................................................................... 123 5.4.5 Intention of visiting India ................................................................................................. 123 5.4.6 Primary attractions of India / motivation for visiting India .................................................. 124 5.4.7 Intention and reason for choosing an intermediary for India travel ................................... 125 5.4.8 Reasons for rejecting India as a tourist destination and intention of India visit in far future126

5.5 India vis-à-vis other countries – intending outbound travel behaviour ................................... 127 5.5.1 Origin of Prospective travellers ....................................................................................... 127 5.5.2 Type of Trip Undertaken by Prospective travellers .......................................................... 128 5.5.3 Mode of Booking for Trip by Prospective travellers .......................................................... 129 5.5.4 Source of Booking Information for Prospective Travellers ................................................ 130 5.5.5 Accommodation to be opted by prospective travellers ..................................................... 131 5.5.6 Distributing expenses across cost baskets: package and non-package trips opted for by prospective travellers .................................................................................................................. 132 5.5.7 Package or Non-Package Trip opted by Prospective Travellers (Per Head) ..................... 134

5.6 Projections for Future Outbound Travel – Australia ............................................................. 135 5.6.1 Factors Considered ........................................................................................................ 135 5.6.2 Implication of Factors ...................................................................................................... 135 5.6.3 Method of forecasting ..................................................................................................... 135 5.6.4 Forecast of outbound tourists from Australia ................................................................... 136

5.7 Projections for Future Outbound Travel – New Zealand....................................................... 137 5.7.1 Factors Considered ........................................................................................................ 137 5.7.2 Implication of Factors ...................................................................................................... 137 5.7.3 Method of forecasting ..................................................................................................... 137 5.7.4 Forecast of outbound tourists from New Zealand ............................................................ 138

6 Chapter Six ................................................................................................................................. 139

India Tourism Office........................................................................................................................... 139 6.1 India Tourism Activity Response of Past Travellers ............................................................. 139

6.1.1 Awareness of India tourism office promotions and advertisements .................................. 139 6.1.2 Effectiveness of promotions and activities ....................................................................... 140 6.1.3 Influencing ability of promotional campaigns by India tourism office ................................. 140 6.1.4 India tourism office as information source for all destinations in India .............................. 140

6.2 India Tourism Activity Response of Intending Travellers ...................................................... 140 6.2.1 Awareness of India tourism office presence .................................................................... 140



6.2.2 India tourism office approached or not ............................................................................ 140 6.2.3 Role of India tourism office in helping tourists plan a trip to India ..................................... 140 6.2.4 Evaluation of role of India tourism office in promoting India as a tourist destination .......... 141

6.3 India Tourism Office activity qualitative evaluation ............................................................... 141

7 Chapter 7 ................................................................................................................................... 142

Segmentation, Conclusion, Suggestions and Recommendations ....................................................... 142 7.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 142 7.2 Segmentation process followed ........................................................................................... 142 7.3 Outbound Tourist Segments from the ANZ .......................................................................... 143 7.4 Description of Segments ..................................................................................................... 144

7.4.1 Broad Classification ........................................................................................................ 144 7.4.2 Segments ....................................................................................................................... 144

7.5 Conclusion .......................................................................................................................... 149 7.6 Comparison of Preferred Destinations- India Vis-à-Vis Other Competing Countries 150 7.7 Promotional activities by Other Tourism Boards in ANZ ....................................................... 155 7.8 Advertisements by other Tourism Boards to attract foreign tourists ...................................... 156 7.9 Road Map to Improve Promotional Activities in India ........................................................... 160 7.10 Suggestions for specific measures to promote Indian Tourism............................................. 163 7.11 Way Forward – Long Term and Short Term Measures to promote Indian Tourism ....... 166

List of Figures Figure 1 Australia’s estimated population ............................................................................................................. 23 Figure 2 New Zealand’s estimated population in 2011 .......................................................................................... 24 Figure 3 Population in Australia by gender (millions) ............................................................................................. 26 Figure 4 Population in New Zealand by gender (millions) ...................................................................................... 27 Figure 5 Age and sex distribution (%), capital city SDs and remainder of Australia - 30 June 2009 .......................... 29 Figure 6 Age distribution (%) of Australian population .......................................................................................... 30 Figure 7 Age-wise population projections (2009 as base year) ............................................................................... 31 Figure 8 GDP of Australia in $million (chain volume measures) ............................................................................. 35 Figure 9 Tracking GDP from 1990 to 2010 (in billion USD at current prices) ........................................................... 35 Figure 10 Growth in Total, Domestic and International Tourism Consumption in Australia .................................... 38 Figure 11 Tourism's contribution to GDP ............................................................................................................... 40 Figure 12 Indices for inbound, outbound and domestic tourism in Australia .......................................................... 41 Figure 13 Short term departures from Australia by purpose of visit (in thousands) ................................................ 44 Figure 14 Growth in Australian travel to overseas destinations ............................................................................. 47 Figure 15 Seasonality of outbound travel from Australia (Monthly departures Jan 2009 to Jan 2011) .................... 50 Figure 16 Seasonality of outbound travel from Australia (Quarterly departures Q1 1995 to Q4 2005).................... 51



Figure 17 Seasonality in outbound travel from New Zealand (Jan 08 to Dec 10) ..................................................... 52 Figure 18 Tourism Australia strategy map ............................................................................................................. 54 Figure 19 Major airports in Australia ..................................................................................................................... 55 Figure 20 Flights from all major airports to India ................................................................................................... 57 Figure 21 Respondents by place of residence ........................................................................................................ 62 Figure 22 Distribution of respondents by city across age categories ...................................................................... 63 Figure 23Employment status of respondents ........................................................................................................ 64 Figure 24 City-wise respondents by gender ........................................................................................................... 65 Figure 25 Age categories of respondents by gender .............................................................................................. 66 Figure 26 Categorizing Australian respondents by monthly household expenditure in AUD ................................... 67 Figure 27 Categorizing New Zealand respondents by monthly household expenditure in NZD ............................... 67 Figure 28 Respondents categorized by frequency of trips abroad .......................................................................... 69 Figure 29 Distribution of respondents by travel budget per head (INR).................................................................. 70 Figure 30 Budgetary allocations by frequency of trip (budget in INR). .................................................................... 70 Figure 31 Budgetary allocations by age category (budget in INR) ........................................................................... 71 Figure 32 Revealed preferences for foreign destinations ....................................................................................... 72 Figure 33 Respondents categorized by type of holiday enjoyed ............................................................................. 73 Figure 34 Budgetary allocation by type of trip (budget in INR) ............................................................................... 74 Figure 35 Mode of Booking ................................................................................................................................... 75 Figure 36 Sources of booking information ............................................................................................................. 75 Figure 37 Source of Information about India ......................................................................................................... 78 Figure 38 Reasons for choosing India as a destination ........................................................................................... 79 Figure 39 Popular destinations in India ................................................................................................................. 79 Figure 40Peak months to visit India ...................................................................................................................... 80 Figure 41 Type of accommodation availed of in India ............................................................................................ 81 Figure 42 Mode of local travel within India ........................................................................................................... 82 Figure 43 Attractions for revisiting India ............................................................................................................... 83 Figure 44 Level of satisfaction with service providers in India ................................................................................ 86 Figure 45 Overall satisfaction with India visit ........................................................................................................ 86 Figure 46 Top ten destinations visited in the last three years ................................................................................ 88 Figure 47 Reasons for travelling overseas ............................................................................................................. 89 Figure 48 Sources of information about destination .............................................................................................. 90 Figure 49 Type of accommodation availed ............................................................................................................ 91 Figure 50 Reasons for opting for travel insurance ................................................................................................. 92 Figure 51 Primary attractions in India ................................................................................................................... 93 Figure 52 Reasons for going through a tour operator for India visit ....................................................................... 94 Figure 53 Reasons for not intending to travel to India in the near future ............................................................... 95 Figure 54 Type of trip by destination of traveller ................................................................................................... 96 Figure 55 Type of trip opted for by past travellers ................................................................................................. 97 Figure 56 Mode of booking for past travellers by destination ................................................................................ 98 Figure 57 Source of booking information for past travellers ................................................................................ 100 Figure 58Trip budget of past travellers by destination ......................................................................................... 101



Figure 59 Respondents by place of residence ...................................................................................................... 104 Figure 60Employment status of respondents ...................................................................................................... 106 Figure 61 Country of origin of the potential traveller........................................................................................... 107 Figure 62Respondents by purpose of travel ........................................................................................................ 110 Figure 63Sources of booking information ............................................................................................................ 111 Figure 64No. of tour operators the respondents intended to contact before coming to a decision ...................... 113 Figure 65Months in advance that tour operator would be contacted .................................................................. 113 Figure 66Respondents by preferred of accommodation type .............................................................................. 114 Figure 67Reasons for choosing India for next trip ................................................................................................ 116 Figure 68Preferred destinations in India ............................................................................................................. 117 Figure 69Sources of information about India ...................................................................................................... 118 Figure 70Preferred month for potential visit to India .......................................................................................... 119 Figure 71Favoured destinations for those intending to travel to countries other than India................................. 121 Figure 72Reason for travelling overseas .............................................................................................................. 122 Figure 73 Sources of information about destination countries............................................................................. 123 Figure 74 Products of interest in future India visit ............................................................................................... 124 Figure 75 Reasons for not intending to travel to India ......................................................................................... 126 Figure 76 Country of origin of prospective travellers by destination .................................................................... 127 Figure 77 Type of trip undertaken by prospective travellers ................................................................................ 128 Figure 78 Mode of booking for prospective travellers by destination .................................................................. 129 Figure 79 Source of booking information for prospective travellers ..................................................................... 130 Figure 80 Accommodation preferences of prospective travellers by destination.................................................. 131 Figure 81Comparing costs across cost baskets for package and non-package prospective travellers by destination .......................................................................................................................................................................... 133 Figure 82 Forecast of outbound tourists from Australia....................................................................................... 136 Figure 83 Forecast of outbound tourists from New Zealand ................................................................................ 138 Figure 84 Source of information about India Tourism Office in the ANZ ............................................................... 139

List of Tables Table 1 Age-specific gender ratios in Australia (2011 estimates)............................................................................ 26 Table 2 Prominent religious groups in Australia in 2006 ........................................................................................ 27 Table 3 Prominent religious groups in New Zealand in 2006 .................................................................................. 28 Table 4 Snapshot of the economy of Australia ...................................................................................................... 33 Table 5 Snapshot of the economy of New Zealand ................................................................................................ 34 Table 6 Australia’s annual GDP growth rate .......................................................................................................... 34 Table 7 Australia: GDP - per capita (purchasing power parity [PPP]) ...................................................................... 36 Table 8 New Zealand: GDP (PPP terms) ................................................................................................................. 36 Table 9 Australian outbound tourism .................................................................................................................... 42 Table 10 Five most popular destinations for outbound Australians (1991 and 2008).............................................. 46 Table 11 Australian outbound tourism top-10 main destinations in 2009 .............................................................. 47



Table 12 Most popular destinations for specific purpose (2008) ............................................................................ 48 Table 13 Trips abroad by New Zealand residents................................................................................................... 48 Table 14 Flight rates (Indian Rs) and flight availability (number) ............................................................................ 56 Table 15 Relative price: travelling from New Zealand to India and other countries as on March 4, 2011 ................ 57 Table 16 Air tickets price range from major Indian cities to New Zealand as on March 4, 2011 .............................. 58 Table 17 Relative prices of hotels in India and other countries .............................................................................. 58 Table 18 Respondents across age categories ......................................................................................................... 63 Table 19 Respondents by gender .......................................................................................................................... 65 Table 20 Choice of trips (package/non-package) ................................................................................................... 69 Table 21 Type of tour operator consulted ............................................................................................................. 76 Table 22Criteria for choosing tour operators......................................................................................................... 76 Table 23Preferred mode of payment across respondents ..................................................................................... 77 Table 24 Duration of stay in India ......................................................................................................................... 81 Table 25 ‘Good about India visit’ – Top 10 entries ............................................................................................... 85 Table 26 ‘Good about India visit’ – Top 10 entries ................................................................................................ 85 Table 27 Trip budget versus trip duration for past travellers to India ................................................................... 102 Table 28 Trip budget versus type of trip for past travellers to India ..................................................................... 103 Table 29Respondents across age categories........................................................................................................ 105 Table 30Respondents by gender ......................................................................................................................... 107 Table 31Educational qualifications of prospective travellers................................................................................ 108 Table 32Prospective travellers by monthly household expenditure (Australia) .................................................... 108 Table 33 Prospective travellers by monthly household expenditure (New Zealand) ............................................. 109 Table 34 Type of tour operator to be consulted .................................................................................................. 112 Table 35Criteria for choosing tour operators....................................................................................................... 112 Table 36Preferred mode of payment during overseas travel ............................................................................... 114 Table 37Estimated expenditure across cost baskets ............................................................................................ 115 Table 38Duration of stay in India ........................................................................................................................ 119 Table 39Reason for approaching tour operator ................................................................................................... 120 Table 40Reasons for going through a tour operator ............................................................................................ 125 Table 41Effectiveness of promotions and activities ............................................................................................. 140



1 Chapter One About the Research Study

1.1 Introduction to the study The growth of the Indian tourism sector in recent years has hinted at the untapped

potential of the sector to contribute to national income and employment. This study was

designed to gauge the perception of tourists—past as well as prospective—in selected

foreign markets about tourism in India. This study-report attempts to assess the impact of

the ongoing overseas campaign launched by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of

India, to promote India as a high-value, up-market tourist destination. The Ministry of

Tourism also intends to use the insights from this study as inputs in designing future

overseas campaigns.

1.2 Scope of work The scope of work for the study was as under:

To conduct a study on tourism in the overseas markets of Australia & New Zealand.

Primary survey of the past and prospective travellers

Compilation and analysis of information from secondary sources.

Each country report shall provide information on the following aspects

o Market /Country overview — economic and social profile

o Outbound travel pattern in past

Traveller’s profile



Preferred destinations

Expenditure pattern

Travellers to India

Projections of future outbound travel

Role and characteristics of tourism and travel trade in these countries

Attractiveness of India for visitors from these countries

Indian tourism marketing and promotion in these countries.

Suggestions of specific measures to promote Indian tourism in these countries.

Role of Indian tourism offices in these countries in promotional activities should also

be elaborated.

1.3 Objective of the study The study aims to provide critical feedback to the Ministry of Tourism with regard to

India as an attractive destination to visitors from these countries

Marketing and promotion of Indian tourism in these countries.

Further, the findings of the study are expected to provide critical inputs in

Suggestions of specific measures to promote Indian tourism in these countries.

Elaboration upon the role of Indian tourism offices in these countries with regard to

promotional activities.

The study was carried out by means of secondary as well primary research, the focus

being on primary research.



1.4 Methodology

1.4.1 Research approach and methodology The stakeholders involved were different for different categories of respondents of the

study. The following table presents the consolidated list of stake holders and their

envisaged roles in helping the study to achieve its objective:

Stakeholders Purpose Role-play

Travellers or Visitors Outbound travellers and visitors as well as potential abroad travellers and visitors. These include:

Persons who have travelled abroad in the last one year, and specifically to India

Persons who have travelled abroad in the last one year, and to other countries but not India

Persons who have not gone abroad yet but are planning or intend to travel abroad in near future and specifically to India

Persons who have not gone abroad yet but are planning or intend to travel abroad in near future to other countries but India

Face-to-Face interviews with this sector of stakeholders provided valuable information with regard to the objective of the study

Travel agents and Outbound Tour Operators

Travel agents and tour operators with expertise in providing outbound travel options to travellers and prospective travellers

Knowledge about respondents who have already travelled abroad to India or other countries, as well as about prospective travellers intending to travel abroad to other countries or to India

Indian Tourism Ministry Offices or Directors of Tourism Offices

Officials from Ministry of Tourism and Tourism Offices provide help and information to persons interested in travelling to India

Information regarding travellers who have visited India in the last one year and who are intending to visit India in future



1.4.2 Operational methodology The following flowchart provides a graphical representation of the methodology followed

to gather relevant information from respondents.

Information about partial sample gathered from interviewing outbound tour operators. Information from other stakeholders

collated with this to come up with a complete list of persons to be interviewed for relevant information.

Contacted listed persons and fixed interviews with them

Collated the responses of the interviewees as data in excel files, ready for data analysis

Data analyzed as per the analysis plan and guidelines set by the Marketing Division, Ministry

of Tourism, Government of India

Data cleaned thoroughly to remove erroneous responses and 100% data validation carried out

Contacted and interviewed travel agents and outbound tour operators for information about persons who had contacted

them regarding travel plans to India and other countries.

Analyzed data presented in the required form to the Marketing Division, Ministry of

Tourism, Government of India



1.5 Sample size The following table gives details of the sample of respondents in the various countries—

both past and prospective tourists—classified according to their actual or desired

destinations. The details for Australia and New Zealand are highlighted in yellow.

1.5.1 Coverage

Segments The following segments were covered by the study in Australia & New Zealand:

Outbound Tourists

Travel houses: major ones across various cities in proposed countries as well as

Indian travel houses who have overseas counterparts to attract tourists into

India

Indian tourism offices in Sydney

Country Category of respondents Total

Persons who travelled abroad in last three years

Persons who have not gone abroad yet but intend to travel in

near future

To India To other countries To India To other countries

Australia & New Zealand

902 902 200 500 2504



The list of destinations short listed in order to interview tourists in Australia is as follows:

Country Time Location No. of Respondents

Sources Of Respondents

Hit Rate

AUS

Nov

2010

–

March

2011

CANBERRA 330 1. Our Local office in London

2. Local directory (1816)

3. Local tour operators (1815)

Nielsen contacted 3631 respondents to achieve 1879 interviews

MELBOURNE 888

SYDNEY 661

Total 1879

The short listed destinations for New Zealand are the following:

Country Time Location No. of Respondents

Sources Of Respondents

Hit Rate

NZ

Nov

2010

–

March

2011

AUCKLAND 577

1. Our Local office in London

2. Local directory (626)

Nielsen contacted 1252 respondents to achieve 626 interviews

CHRISTCHURCH 49

Total 626

Apart from interviewing tourists at these destinations, officials from Indian tourism offices

and outbound tour operators were also interviewed to gather more information regarding

travel patterns of international tourists and their perception and inclination towards

travelling to India.

1.5.2 Method of enquiry Different modes of enquiry were followed for the various respondent categories as

follows

For / local population – Direct face-to-face interviews and telephonic

interviews, using the questionnaires provided



For tour operators – Direct face-to-face interviews using the questionnaires

provided

For Indian tourism offices – Face-to-face discussions with an aim to get an

idea about the promotional measures undertaken by the respective offices

1.5.3 Conduct/ control of field operations in different locations The rest of the primary survey was conducted in association with the local ACNielsen

ORG- MARG offices at the various locations. Research professionals from Delhi

supervised the field operations to maintain quality of the data being collected.

1.5.4 Data analysis, quality control measures Analysis of data was primarily conducted on SPSS (Statistical Package for Social

Sciences). Frequency and cross tabulation analysis were conducted as required.

Segmentation of the entire sample of travellers was carried out on SPSS using

parameters like traveller’s age, occupation, education, annual income, last expenditure

of abroad visit, etc. in order to give a detailed description of the travellers’ profile.



2 Chapter Two Background

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2.1 Introduction Australia is the closest continent and nation to the island cluster that makes up New

Zealand. Both countries have elected governments but continue to accept Britain’s Queen

Elizabeth II as their head of state.

Australiai An island continent of around 7.7 million sq km area, Australia is the sixth largest country

in the world. Home to astounding natural beauty and a variety of plant and animal life, this

large island continent is known for its sun, sea and sand and has always been a magnet

for tourists from all over the globe. A wide spectrum of landscapes like deserts in the

interior, the vast ‘outback’, hills and mountains, tropical rainforests, and densely-populated

coastal strips with long beaches and coral reefs off the shoreline, makes Australia a

unique tourist destination. Sydney, the city with the famous Opera House and Melbourne,

are major cities while Canberra is the Australian capital.

Australia was founded with the influx of European settlers just over two hundred years

ago, although the original inhabitants, the aborigines, had inhabited the continent for tens

of thousands of years before that. In 1768, the British Admiralty instructed Captain James

Cook to begin a search for the 'Great South Island' that Dutch sailors had reached in the

early 17th century. This led to the ‘discovery’ of modern Australia. Australia was, to begin

with, a destination for British convicts, but free settlers were also attracted later by its

agricultural potential and, from the 1850s, by the discovery of gold.



Australia became a nation on 1 January 1901, and as mentioned above remains a

constitutional monarchy, a federation and a parliamentary democracy. The Australian

Constitution of 1901 established a federal system of government under which powers are

distributed between a federal government (the Commonwealth) and the six States. Two

Territories - the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory - have more limited

powers; there are also a number of offshore territories. Despite severance of constitutional

links with United Kingdom, Australia remains part of the British Commonwealth.

New Zealand The island country of New Zealand in the south-western Pacific Ocean is geographically

isolated, situated about 2,000 kilometres southeast of Australia across the Tasman Sea.

The ‘land of the long white cloud’ as named by the local Māori population, is made up of

two main islands and a number of smaller islands. Besides the main North and South

Island, the five largest inhabited islands are Stewart Island, the Chatham Islands, Great

Barrier Island, D’Urville Island, and Waiheke Island.

New Zealand enjoys a mild and temperate maritime climate and most of the landscape is

covered by tussock grass or forests of pod carp, kauri or southern beech. The country

boasts of a distinctive fauna dominated by birds. The arrival of humans, associated

changes to habitat and the introduction of rats, ferrets and other mammals have over time

led to the extinction of a number of once-flourishing bird species.

Earlier a British colony, New Zealand became self governing in 1852 and is at present, a

constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy. Queen Elizabeth II, as the

Queen of New Zealand, is the head of state. The Queen is represented by the Governor-

General. The Queen's role is limited and executive political power is exercised by the

Cabinet, led by the Prime Minister. New Zealand has close ties with Britain, Australia and

the United States and several Pacific Island nations.



2.2 Social profile

Australia In its early years Australia followed a "White Australia" immigration policy which was

subsequently dismantled in the decades after World War II. With a friendlier immigration

policy, the Australian population is rapidly attaining more multi-cultural hues,

notwithstanding some racial tensions (as has recently been the case with people of Indian

origin there), leading to an increase in the number of non-European arrivals on its shores.

The population has been growing steadily since the last decade and according to

estimatesii, as of 4 March, 2011, it stands at 22.6 million; is expected to cross 25 million by

2020 and touch near about 40 million in 2050.

Figure 1 Australia’s estimated population

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Source: www.abs.gov.au

New Zealand Using 2009 as the base year the Government of New Zealand’s estimated population

growth figuresiii place the population at roughly 4.5 million in 2011.

New Zealand is a young and growing nation with relatively high levels of inbound migration

(mainly from the United Kingdom and from Asia and the Pacific) and outbound migration

(mainly to Australia and the United Kingdom). The population of New Zealand was

reported at 4.32 million in 2009, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).



Figure 2 New Zealand’s estimated population in 2011

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Source: www.stats.govt.nz

2.2.1 Urban/rural population

Urban population refers to the number of people living in urban areas as defined by

national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and

urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization prospects.

2.2.1.1 Australia A predominantly urban nation (89% of the total Australian population lived in towns and

cities as of 2010), it is estimatediv that between 2010 and 2015 the nation will see a

1.2% annual rate of urbanization.

Population growth in the 12 months ended 30 June 2010 was highest in Western

Australia (2.2%) and lowest in Tasmania (0.9%).v As of 30 June 2009, more than 14.0

million people, about two-thirds of Australia's population, lived in capital city Statistical

Divisions (SDs)vi. The Australian coastal region was also a high population growth area

in 2008-09.

Intensifying the urbanization process in recent times are ‘urban infill’s’, which have

contributed to population growth in Australia. An urban infill is the development of a site

within an already-developed area, either by building housing on land that was previously

vacant or used for non-residential purposes, or by replacing low-density housing with

higher-density dwellings. In 2008-09, urban infill contributed to a large population

increase in Parramatta and Canada Bay in western Sydney, where the population



figures rose by 4,800 and 3,400 respectively. With barely 11% of the population living in

its rural areas, one can safely say that Australia is a largely urbanized nation.

2.2.1.2 New Zealand New Zealand is also a predominantly urban country (86.56%) living in towns and cities in

2008 as per the World Bank), with the majority of its population living in 16 main urban

areas and over 50% of the total population living in the four largest cities of Auckland,

Christchurch, Wellington, and Hamilton.

New Zealand’s cities generally rank high on international ‘liveability’ scales. For instance,

according to the Mercer 2010 Quality of Life Survey, Auckland was the world's fourth

most liveable city and Wellington the twelfth. New Zealand’s rural population stood at

13.44% (573740.16) in 2008, according to the World Bank.



2.2.2 Gender statistics

2.2.2.1 Australia

Figure 3 Population in Australia by gender (millions)

Source: www.cia.gov

The gender ratio in Australia, as estimated for 2011vii is evenly balanced for males and

females. The male and female population in the country is seen to be nearly the same

over the period from 2006 to 2010 as well.

Table 1 Age-specific gender ratios in Australia (2011 estimates)

Age Group Gender Ratio (male per female) At birth 1.055

Under 15 years 1.05

15-64 years 1.03

64 years and above 0.84

Total population 1.00

Source: www.cia.gov

However, if we look at the age-specific gender ratios (Table 2.1), we see that the women

have the advantage in older age-groups, as females outlive males.



2.2.2.2 New Zealand Figure 4 Population in New Zealand by gender (millions)

Source: http://www.stats.govt.nz

New Zealand has a long history of promoting women’s equality; it was the first country to

give women the vote in the 19th century and has strong female participation in politics

and judiciary. The nation ranked fifth in the 2008 Gender Gap Report showing great

progress in education attainment, political empowerment and economic participation. It

has been seen that generally, in New Zealand number of women has been more than

the number of men in the last 20 years. While in 1991, women outnumbered men by

56,800; by 2010 this figure was 78,400.viii

2.2.3 Prominent religious groups

2.2.3.1 Australia Table 2 Prominent religious groups in Australia in 2006

Religion Population (%) Anglican 18.7 Roman Catholic 25.8 Presbyterian & Reformed 03.0

Christian (no denomination specified) 4.6 Other Christian 7.9 Uniting Church 5.7 Eastern Orthodox 2.7

Muslim 1.7 Buddhist 1.3 Other religions 2.4 None 18.7

Other or unidentified 13.7 Source: https://www.cia.gov



Christianity is the main religion on this continental nation where the population

comprised 65.4% Christians of various denominations as of 2006. Buddhists and

Muslims also find a mention (3.0%), but other significant global religions such as the

Jewish religion and Hinduism were not seen in significant numbers in 2006 and were

clubbed under ‘Other religions’ – a section that comprised 2.4% of the population.

Table 3 Prominent religious groups in New Zealand in 2006

Religion Population (%) Anglican 13.8 Roman Catholic 12.6 Presbyterian, Congregational, & Reformed 10. 0 Christian (no denomination specified) 4.6

Methodist 3.0 Pentecostal 2.0 Baptist 1.4 Other Christian 3.8

Maori Christian 1.6 Hindu 1.6 Buddhist 1.3 Other religions 2.2

None 32.2 Other or unidentified 9.9 Source: New Zealand 2006 Census

2.2.3.2 New Zealand Christianity was the predominant religion in New Zealand in 2006, while another 32.2%

indicated that they had no religion. Hinduism and Buddhism were followed by 2.9% of

the population. The main Christian denominations predominant as per the 2006 Census

are seen to be Anglicanism, Roman Catholicism, Presbyterianism and Methodism. The

New Zealand-based Ratana church (not specifically mentioned in the Census) also has

adherents among the indigenous Māori population. Spiritualism and New Age religions

are also gaining popularity and there was marked increase in the number of non-

Christians as per the 2006 Census.

It was seen that:

Islam had increased 74% since the 1996 Census;

Spiritualism had increased 64% since the 1996 Census;

Hinduism had increased 56% since the 1996 Census; and

Buddhism had increased 48% since the 1996 Census.



2.2.4 Age distribution

2.2.4.1 Australia Life expectancy is 99 years for both men and women. The share of urban inhabitants

was as high as 89% in 2010 with urbanization estimated to grow at 1.2 % over 2010-

15ix. Figure 5 Age and sex distribution (%), capital city SDs and remainder of Australia - 30 June 2009

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/[email protected]/Products/3235.0~2009~Main+Features~Main+Features?OpenDocument

The population pyramid above compares the population residing in capital city Statistical

Divisions or SDs, with the population residing in the remainder of Australia. As

mentioned earlier, SDs are defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics as areas under

the unifying influence of one or more major towns or cities. Each capital city forms its

own Statistical Division, and in Australia the population of the SD is the most-often

quoted figure for that city's population. Statistical Districts are defined as non-capital but

predominantly urban areas. The Australian Government treats divisions and districts with

more than 100,000 people as metropolitan cities.



Each dark bar illustrates the percentage contribution of a sex and five-year age category

to the total population of capital city SDs, while each lighter colour bar illustrates the

percentage contribution to the remainder of Australia's population. Here Australia is seen

as an attractive destination for young to middle-aged adults for education, employment

and other opportunities in capital cities, since people in 20-44 years age group

represented 38.2% of the population in the combined capital city SDs, compared with

31.6% of the population in the remainder of Australia. However, older adults aged 45

years and over made up a smaller proportion of the population in capital city SDs

(36.4%) than in the remainder of Australia (41.6%).

The age distribution data in the figure below shows the percentage of population in

various age groups over the years. The learning basically is that over the years there

has been no change in the population distribution across age classes over the years as

the lines are almost congruent. Figure 6 Age distribution (%) of Australian population

Source: United Nations (http://esa.un.org)

2.2.4.2 New Zealand

It is clear from the Table that the majority of New Zealand’s population falls within the

15-64 age-group, which also encompasses all the working adult age group. Since the

age structure of the population affects a country’s socio-economic issues, we find the

age- and sex-wise break-upx as follows:

0–14 years 20.7% (male 0.45 million/ female 0.42 million)



15–64 years 66.5% (male 1.4 million/ female 1.4 million)

65 years and over 12.8% (male 0.2 million/ female 0.3 million)

As can be seen from the figure below, the nation can expect to age over the next 50

years. The proportion of the population in the 65 plus age group will go up. Figure 7 Age-wise population projections (2009 as base year)

Source: http://www.stats.govt.nz

As mentioned above, the majority of the New Zealand population falls in the 15-64 age

groups, with a healthy female to male ratio.

Several changes in key demographic indicators have occurred over the last three

decades attributed are:

pursuit of higher qualifications and hence, an increase in the number of years

dedicated to education;

delayed entry into labour force due to increased number of years dedicated to

education;

delayed entry into labour force due to increased number of years dedicated to

education, leads to delay in starting family life; and

policies have also been revised regarding retirement and citizens now retire at a

much later age.

Coupled with these changes, there are some behavioural changes that affect the age

distribution, too, such as:



the family size becoming smaller;

more people remaining single, or re-partnering

migration into New Zealand; and

greater diversity in family living arrangements and housing options.

2.2.5 Literacy

2.2.5.1 Australia Counted among the developed, industrialized nations of the world, this continent-nation

boasts 99% literacy rates among both men and women. Australia is seen as an

attractive destination for young to middle-aged adults for education, employment and

other opportunities. The nation attracts many foreign tourists, including from South Asia,

to its institutions of higher learning.

2.2.5.2 New Zealand In the past two decades New Zealand has achieved international recognition for high

standards of education. Despite increased immigration and the number of families living

in poverty, as well as relatively low teachers’ salaries, New Zealand has one of the

highest adult literacy rates (99%) in the industrialized world.

Primary and secondary schooling is compulsory for children aged six to 16. There are 13

school years and attending public schools is free. In the adult population 14.2% have a

bachelor's degree or higher, 30.4% have some form of secondary qualification as their

highest qualification and 22.4% have no formal qualification though they are very much

literate.



2.3 Economic profile

Australia Table 4 Snapshot of the economy of Australia

GDP USD 1,219.722 billion (nominal) USD 889.6 billion (PPP) (2010)

GDP growth 3.3% (2010)

GDP per capita USD 54,869 (nominal)xi USD 39,692 (PPP)xii

GDP by sector agriculture: 4%; industry: 24.8%; services: 71.2% (2010 est.)

Main industries mining, industrial, education and transportation equipment, food processing, chemicals, steel

Source: CIA World Fact book unless otherwise mentioned

The economy of Australia is a developed, modern market economy with a GDP of

approximately USD 889.6 billion on PPP basis in 2010. Australia's per-capita GDP is

slightly higher than that of the UK, Germany, and France in terms of purchasing power

parity. The country was ranked second in the United Nations 2010 Human Development

Index after Norway.

Apart from memberships in key global organizations like the United Nations (UN), the

Commonwealth, and the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Australia is an important

member of the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) and the Association of

South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum (ARF). It aims to forge free-trade

deals with China and ASEAN, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

Economic reforms initiated in Australia the 1980s ushered in the era of high growth

rates. These reforms included lowering of tariffs, the floating of the exchange rate, and

steps towards enterprise-level rather than industry-wide pay bargaining, as well as bank

deregulation and the introduction of compulsory saving for pensions.

The labour force is estimated to be around 11.62 million (2010). The services sector

dominates the economy with a 68% share of GDP and a 75% share of employment. The agricultural and mining sectors (10% of GDP combined)xiii account for 57% of the

nation's exports.xiv



New Zealand Table 5 Snapshot of the economy of New Zealand

GDP USD 188 billion xv

GDP growth -1.3% (2009 est.)

GDP per capita USD 31,067 (2010 est.)

GDP by sector agriculture (4.5%), industry (25.8%), services (69.7%) (2009 est.)

Main industries Food processing, textiles, machinery and transportation equipment, finance, tourism (to NZ), mining (in NZ)

Source: CIA World Fact book unless otherwise mentioned

New Zealand has a modern, prosperous and developed market economy. The New

Zealand dollar, informally known as the kiwi dollar, is the currency of New Zealand. The

kiwi dollar is also in circulation in the Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau, and the Pitcairn

Islands. According to the United Nations Development Programme's Human

Development Index, New Zealand was ranked the third most developed country in 2010

after Norway and Australia, and was ranked fourth in the 2011 Index of Economic

Freedom published by The Heritage Foundation.

2.3.1 Gross domestic product (GDP)

2.3.1.1 Australia Table 6 Australia’s annual GDP growth rate

Year GDP growth rate USD 2008 2.2%, 2009 1,2% 2010 3.3%

Source: https://www.cia.gov/

The economic reforms that got underway in the 1980s, saw the service sector becoming

the biggest segment of the Australian gross domestic product (GDP) at 68.4% in 2008,

followed by industry (29%), while agriculture accounted for a mere 2.5%,

notwithstanding large exports of agricultural products from the country. Tourism,

education and financial services remain important components of the services sector. In

fact, Australia has had a dream run of growth during the last two decades. With a GDP

of USD 889.6 billion (2010 data in PPP terms), Australia was the thirteenth largest

national economy by nominal GDP in 2010, representing about 1.7% of the world

economy and ranked 109 in a country comparison to the world in 2010xvi.



Figure 8 GDP of Australia in $million (chain volume measures)

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics

2.3.1.2 New Zealand From 1987 until 2010, New Zealand's average quarterly GDP growth was 0.55%

reaching an historical high of 2.70 percent in September of 1999 from a record low of -

2.60% in March of 1991.xvii As is evident from the figure below, the GDP appears to

have steadily increased from 1990, forming a plateau once at 1997-1998-2000, before

rising again to plateau in 2008-9 and 2010 at USD 188 billion (current prices). Figure 9 Tracking GDP from 1990 to 2010 (in billion USD at current prices)

Source: www.stats.govt.nz



2.3.2 Per capita income/spending power Table 7 Australia: GDP - per capita (purchasing power parity [PPP])

Year (est.) USD per capita USD (billion) 2010 41,300 889.6 2009 40,500 861.1 2008 40,500 850.9 Source: https://www.cia.gov

2.3.2.1 Australia In terms of GDP at Purchasing Power Parity (PPP), Australia ranked 18th in the world in

the year 2010. With a very low population density of only two people per sq km, Australia

has the 17th highest per capita GDP in the world (in terms of PPP) at USD 41,300 for

2010.

The GDP at PPP grew from USD 850.9 billion in 2008 to USD 889.6 billion in 2010.

Other pluses include low inflation (estimated rates at 1.8% (2009) and 2.9% (2010)), the

lowest unemployment for almost 30 years, low government debt and regular budget

surpluses. The nation remained relatively unaffected by major world calamities like

Asia's financial meltdown of 1997-98, Japan's decade of stagnation and America's tech-

stocks crash.

2.3.2.2 New Zealand Table 8 New Zealand: GDP (PPP terms)

Year (est.)

USD per capita

USD billion

2010 28,000 119.2

2009 27,700 116.8 2008 28,500 118.8 Source https://www.cia.gov

With regard to per capita purchasing power parity (PPP), The CIA World Fact book

ranks New Zealand at 51st globally. As can be seen, both per capita and overall GDP

(PPP) fell marginally in 2009 but recovered in 2010.



2.4 Tourism overview

Australia Tourism is a key sector for the Australian economy and is heavily promoted by the

country. The objective of tourism in Australia is to grow the demand for both leisure

tourism (international and domestic) as well as business events (international). It also

aims to support industry to increase visits, dispersal, and economic value. The boosting

of demand for Australia as a travel destination is supported by strengthening the travel

distribution system. There is also focus on development of a sustainable tourism industry

through consumer marketing, trade development and research activities (see Box 1).

Box 1: Key priorities of Australian tourism in 2010-13

Tourism consumer marketing: inspiring increased international and domestic travel.

International business events marketing: promoting high yielding business events such as meetings, conventions, incentives and exhibitions and associations.

Industry development: supporting the Australian government’s national long-term tourism strategy through participation in initiatives and programmes that promote quality and service delivery, including promotion of quality through accreditation, indigenous tourism development and distribution of quality Australian product.

Partnerships: strengthening partnership with the tourism industry and state and territory tourism organizations.

Building brand Australia: working with Australian government agencies and state and territory governments to extend Australia’s brand and support its promotion.

Communicating research and insights: promoting growth in the tourism industry through insights provided by quality research, and providing forums for the sharing and dissemination of these insights.

Corporate governance: implementing and maintaining high standards of corporate governance across the organization.

Performance measurement: rigorous measurement of the outcomes of tourism Australia’s activities.

Source: http://www.tourism.australia.com/en-au/documents/corporate%20-%20about%20us/tacorporateplan2010-13jul.pdf



In 2009-10 direct tourism GDP increased by 3.2% to USD33, 886m in contrast to GDP

for the Australian economy which grew by 2.3%. In 2009-10 the tourism share of GDP

was unchanged at 2.6%. Tourism share of GDP has declined steadily since a peak of

3.4% in 2000-01. While the peak in 2000-01 was heavily impacted by price increases in

tourism services, resulting from the introduction of the GST and the volume impact of the

Olympic Games, the overall trend of declining share has continued over a long period.

xviii

In the period 2009-10, domestic tourism consumption represents 75.6% of total tourism

consumption, whereas international consumption represents 24.4%. The international

component of total internal tourism consumption has decreased in share from 25.4% in

2008-09 following increases in share over the three previous years. Figure 10 Growth in Total, Domestic and International Tourism Consumption in Australia

Source: www.abs.gov.au

New Zealand Tourism contributes close to 10 per cent of New Zealand's gross domestic product and

both directly and indirectly employs nearly one in ten New Zealanders. From publicly

listed companies to owner-operated small businesses, New Zealanders are involved in

tourism throughout the length and breadth of New Zealand. Tourism supports 94,600

direct and 90,200 indirect full-time equivalent jobs, or 9.6 per cent of the total workforce

in New Zealand. In the global context, New Zealand is a very small player, with just 0.3

per cent of international arrivals in 2009 and about 0.7 per cent of international tourism

expenditure.



The New Zealand Tourism Research Institute is based at the Auckland University of

Technology. It brings together experts in the tourism and hospitality sectors to develop

tourism research to support the development of a profitable and sustainable tourism

industry. Tourism is one of New Zealand's largest export industries, second only to the

dairy industry in terms of foreign exchange earnings.

In the year 2009, international tourist arrivals in New Zealand reached 880 million, down

39 million over 2008 as a result of the global financial crisis. Globally, tourists spend

more than USD 2.3 billion a day, equating to USD 852 billion in 2009. Between 1999 and

2008, the domestic market share (share of total nights spent by New Zealand residents

in domestic/offshore destinations) declined by 17.8%.

New Zealand’s international visitors come from over 150 countries. Significant

secondary markets are India, Singapore, The Netherlands, Hong Kong, Taiwan,

Malaysia and Thailand. Smaller markets with potential during the Rugby World Cup in

2011 include South Africa, France, Italy and Argentina. The top eight countries provide

77% of the total visitors.xix



2.4.1 General statistics

2.4.1.1 Australia The contribution of the tourism sector to the country’s GDP has increased steadily since

1997-98, but has shown a slight dip in 2008-09 (figure below). The share of tourism in

the expenditure fell slightly from USD 31.46bn in 2008 to USD 28.87bn in 2009. Figure 11 Tourism's contribution to GDP

Source: Australian Tourism Key Facts; www.ret.gov.au Australia is currently a net exporter of tourism and in 2006-2007 the net tourism surplus

(the total export of tourism good and service minus the import tourism good and

services) was USD 327 millionxx.

2.4.1.2 New Zealand Tourism contributes close to 10 per cent of New Zealand's GDP. According to data

accumulated by the country’s Ministry of Economic Development, in the year-ended

March 2009, international visitors spent NZD 9.3 billion in New Zealand. Domestic

tourism contributed NZD 12.4 billion to New Zealand’s economy, of which almost NZD

9.7 billion came from domestic households. Combined with domestic travel expenditure,

this made the tourism industry in New Zealand worth NZD 21.7 billion a year.

In 1999, 1.61 million international visitors visited New Zealand. By the end of 2008, this

number increased by 52% to 2.45 million visitors, an average annual growth rate of

4.8%. Visitor arrival figures increased rapidly between 1999 and 2004, outperforming the

global average, but the rate of growth has eased recently.

New Zealand received almost 2.5 million visitors in the year ending April 2010. New

Zealand's international visitor footfalls have doubled since 1992 and they are expected

to continue to climb at a rate of about 2.5 per cent each year between 2009 and 2015.



International tourism expenditure (excluding airfares) is forecast to grow by an average

of 4.7 per cent per annum to reach NZD8.2 billion in 2015. This represents an increase

in spending of NZD 2.25 billion by 2015.xxi

2.4.2 Outbound/ long-haul market

2.4.2.1 Australia While Australia with its natural beauty and adventure sports is indeed an attractive

holiday destination for tourists from all over the world, more and more Australians have

been travelling out of the country in recent years. Regarding the outbound/long haul

market, the number of tourists increased from 27,100 in 1991 (1.15% of total outbound

tourists) to 106,100 in 2008 (2.1% of total outbound tourists). The indices for inbound,

outbound and domestic tourism in Australia are shown in the figure below. Outbound

tourism, though growing at a slower rate than inbound tourism till 2003, outstripped the

latter subsequently. While inbound travel has reached a plateau, outbound travel has

risen consistently till 2009.xxii Figure 12 Indices for inbound, outbound and domestic tourism in Australia

Source:http://www.ret.gov.au/tourism/Documents/Tourism%20Statistics/tourism_facts_figures_may_2010_screen.pdf The domestic tourism industry contributes most to the sector`s total income amounting

to around 74% but the growth rate of the domestic travel has been low over the years

1998-2009. The outbound industry, on the other hand, has almost doubled over the

same period growing at an average rate of about 6.4% annually. The international



tourism to Australia has also been growing at the average rate of 2.7%. The same has

been the finding from the National Visitor’s Survey 2010 as well. (Box 2).

In terms of annual departures, outbound travel from Australia has shown positive growth

rates since 1999, till 2009, except for 2001 and 2003 as table below shows. The

negative trend may be explained by international predicaments such as the terrorist

attack on the World Trade Centre in 2001 followed by the second Gulf War. But overall,

the tourism activity has been buoyed by high growth rates in the economy as well as low

unemployment rate.xxiii The outbound departures have grown at fairly high rates of

10.6%, 6.3% and 8.2% for the recent years 2007-09. Over the span of 1999 to 2009, the

departure figures have nearly doubled. Table 9 Australian outbound tourism

Box 2. Some Findings from a National Visitor Survey (2010)

According to a National Visitor survey by Tourism Research Australia, on the basis of data for outbound trips for the year ending June 2010, Australians spend an average of 20 nights abroad for each overseas trip.

Findings from National Visitor Survey

Total trips Australians aged 15 years and over took six million international trips. Nights Australians spent 118 million nights away on outbound travel. This is

An average of 20 nights abroad for each overseas trip. Countries The most popular international destination was New Zealand (16%),

followed by the USA and Canada (11%), Indonesia (9%) and the United Kingdom (7%).

Purpose The most popular reason for outbound travel was holiday (55%), Followed by visiting friends and relatives (24%) and business (18%).

Source: Travel by Australians: September Quarter 2010 Travel by Australians – September 2010 Quarterly Results of the National Visitor Survey, Tourism Research Australia, Canberra.



Source:www.ret.gov.au/tourism/Documents/Tourism%20Statistics/tourism_facts_figures_may_2010_scr

een.pdf

The strength of the Australian dollar since 2004 has been an important factor driving

Australian outbound travelxxiv and conversely challenging the competitiveness of

domestic tourism. Moreover, Australia’s remarkable economic performance has made

overseas travel relatively affordable, which in turn has impacted domestic tourism

adversely. Other factors contributing to sustained growth in Australian outbound travel

include rise in international air capacity servicing Australia.

The short-term statistics support a rising trend for outbound travel as there has been a

remarkable increase in outbound travel till August 2010. With increasingly favourable

exchange rates and international seat capacity to key leisure destinations in South East

Asia undergoing considerable expansion, the latter part of 2010 is expected to witness

continued growth. As a result, the forecast for outbound travel has been revised upwards

to 7.2 million or 15% growth in 2010 (from an earlier figure of 13.4%).

Between 2009 and 2020, outbound travel is expected to grow by an annual average rate

of 4.5%. On this basis, it is expected that outbound travel will continue to exceed

international arrivals for each year of the forecast period. By 2020, the number of

outbound trips is forecast to reach 10.2 million or around 1.7 million more trips than

international arrivals to Australia.xxv

However, the above scenario will be affected by large changes in fuel prices. Fuel is an

important cost component for international carriers and as demand for oil increases, it

starts to put pressure on airline costs and raises the probability of airfare rises. In fact,

fuel prices play a significant role in all tourism segments, including domestic travel.



Australians travel abroad mainly for holidaying. The other major reasons include visiting

friends and relatives and business. The shares of various reasons for travelling abroad

by Australians have remained fairly stable over the last decade.

The major causes of overseas travel by Australians, namely, holidays, visiting family &

friends and business, have continued to remain dominant till 2010. The forecasts

indicate that they are likely to dominate in the future as well. There have been changes

in travel destinations; although New Zealand, US and UK still hold large shares of

departures, China and other Asian countries are increasing their shares of the market. Figure 13 Short term departures from Australia by purpose of visit (in thousands)

0

2000

4000

6000

8000

10000

12000

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Other

Holiday

VFR

Business

Year Business VFR Holiday Other Total

2010 969 1687 4383 185 7224

2011 999 1756 4841 188 7784

2012 1037 1808 5113 192 8150

2013 1076 1861 5273 197 8407

2014 1117 1908 5422 203 8650

2015 1156 1959 5571 208 8894

2016 1187 2017 5729 214 9147

2017 1218 2077 5891 220 9406

2018 1249 2136 6049 226 9660

2019 1280 2195 6216 231 9922

2020 1311 2254 6381 237 10183 Source: Forecast 2010 Issues 1&2, Tourism Forecasting Committee, Tourism Research Australia, Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism, Australian Government.



2.4.2.2 New Zealand In theory each New Zealand resident could generate many domestic or outbound nights

each year but in practice tourism behaviour is constrained by both time and money.

There has been a decrease in aggregate tourism nights generated by New Zealand

residents over a period, and that the increase in outbound nights has come at the

expense of domestic nights i.e. domestic nights seem to have been substituted for

outbound nights.

According to data secured by the Ministry of Economic Development, Government of

New Zealand, for the year ended 2010 the total number of trips by residents of New

Zealand were 2,026,193 up 5.7% from the previous year. The recent growth in outbound

trips has been experienced across all major destination markets, although the largest

aggregate change in outbound growth has been to Australia which receives over half of

all short-term New Zealand resident departures.

Throughout New Zealand there has been a noticeable decline in domestic tourism in

recent years, accompanied by a large increase in outbound travel. The decline in the

number of domestic overnight trips has been driven mainly by a decrease in the number

of people taking domestic holidays or visiting friends and relatives (VFR), while the

increases in outbound trip taking have been experienced across all purposes of travel.

The growth in outbound trips has been spread fairly evenly across Australian and non-

Australian destinations.

Combined domestic and outbound visitor nights have remained quite stable at 85-90

million between 1999 and 2005, with domestic nights per capita falling 27% from 17.39

to 12.64 over this period and outbound nights per capita increasing 32% from 6.41 to

8.45. The decline in domestic tourism and corresponding increase in outbound tourism is

not unique to New Zealand. In fact, this trend has been observed in several countries

including Australia and the United Kingdom. There has been an international shift in

travel preferences toward outbound travel, with the largest increases occurring on short-

haul routes that are well served by value-based airlines. This is highly evident in Asia

and Europe and also in New Zealand where short-term departures to Australia and the

Pacific Islands have increased significantly in recent years.

Growth in outbound trips has been spread fairly evenly across Australian and non-

Australian destinations. Over half of all short-term New Zealand resident departures are

to Australia, although this share has fallen in recent years. The average length of an

outbound trip has fallen over the study period from 20.8 nights in 1999 to 18.5 nights in



2005. The decline in average outbound trip duration has been more than offset by the

increase in outbound trips taken resulting in an increase in outbound visitor nights of

21.1% in 2004 and 5.4% in 2005.

The observed trends of declining domestic tourism per capita and increasing outbound

tourism per capita are not unique to New Zealand. These trends are widespread, most

likely driven by structural changes in the aviation industry which have reduced the

barriers to outbound travel.

2.4.3 Preferred destinations/frequency of travel

2.4.3.1 Australia Asian and Pacific destinations are leading the very strong growth in Australian outbound

travel. In 2010, growth is forecast to be 37% for Indonesia and Fiji, 18% for China, 16%

for Thailand and 15% for Malaysia. Outbound travel to the United States is also forecast

to increase 23% on the back of further increases in air seat capacity.

New Zealand has been the most preferred destination for the Australians over nearly two

decades (table below), followed by USA and UK at the second and the third spot

respectively.

Table 10 Five most popular destinations for outbound Australians (1991 and 2008)

1991 2008

Destination Number of Departures

% Destination Number of Departures

%

1. New Zealand 353400 15.01 1. New Zealand 864700 17.50 2. USA 288400 12.25 2. USA 440300 8.91 3. UK 254400 10.80 3. UK 412800 8.36

4. Indonesia 214100 9.09 4. Thailand 288000 5.83 5. Hong Kong 130600 5.55 5. China 251000 5.08 Source: Neelu Seetaram (2010), ‘A Study if Outbound Tourism from Australia’, Discussion paper 47/10, Issue 1441-5429, Department of Economics, Monash University

The relative popularity UK and USA as tourist destination has slightly diminished,

however, in the reference period, in favour of some upcoming Asian destinations like

China, Fiji, India, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Many of these new destinations are

high growth areas. A possible reason for this trend is the relatively high value of the

Australian dollar in these countries and their proximity to Australia, making the travel

cost to these destinations lower for Australians. Another factor contributing to the spurt in



travel to such destinations is the introduction of low cost flight on Asian routes from 2006

which further reduces the travel cost from Australia.

New Zealand has continued to be the most preferred destination for outbound Australian

tourists since 2008 till date because of its proximity to Australia. In the year 2009 New

Zealand accounted for 16.4% of the total share of the Australian outbound tourism while

the US accounted for 9%, Indonesia for 8.7% and UK for 7%.xxvi The top gainers in

2009 were Indonesia, Malaysia and the United States (table below). Table 11 Australian outbound tourism top-10 main destinations in 2009

Source: http://www.ret.gov.au/tourism/Documents/Tourism%20Statistics/tourism_facts_figures_may_2010_screen.pdf Although New Zealand is the most preferred destination for outbound Australian tourists,

the gain has been the maximum for Thailand (108%) if we consider the period 2004–09.

Other South-East Asian countries, China and US have also seen high growth during this

period. Figure 14 Growth in Australian travel to overseas destinations



Source: http://www.ret.gov.au/tourism/Documents/tmc/stateofindustry.pdf New Zealand continued to remain the preferred destination for Australian outbound

travellers in 2010 as well and also that holiday remained the main reason for the

Australians to travel abroad. However, business and conventions/conferences have

made huge gains over the previous year. Indonesia has reached the third spot as the

most preferred destination.

2.4.3.2 New Zealand In 2008, the most popular holiday destinations were Australia, Fiji, and the Cook Islands

whereas most of the VFR travel was to Australia, the United Kingdom and China. The

main business destinations were Australia, the United States and China.

Table 12 Most popular destinations for specific purpose (2008)

Reason for travel Aus. Fiji UK USA China Cook Islands Leisure 47% 8% 5%

Visiting friends & relatives 49% 8% 4%

Business 56% 6% 4% Other purposes Source: http://www.tourismresearch.govt.nz/

The number of New Zealanders travelling to Australia has seen an increase by 329,600

between 1999 and 2008. This is an average annual growth rate of 4.9%. The next

biggest increase was to China (up 47,400), followed by the Cook Islands (up 39,600)

and Fiji (up 30,500). The increase in New Zealanders travelling to China can largely be

accounted by the de-restricting up of travel restrictions by the Chinese government and

the growing interest in this destination.

Table 13 Trips abroad by New Zealand residents

Source: International Visitor Arrivals and Departures

YEAR ENDED December Trips Abroad by NZ Residents Growth Rate (%)

2008 2009 2010 08-09 09-10

TOTAL (1) 1,967,126 1,918,316 2,026,293 -2.5 5.6

MAJOR DESTINATIONS:

Australia 949,624 944,277 976,301 -0.6 3.4

Fiji 99,346 92,283 96,967 -7.1 5.1

UK 93,071 87,397 92,294 -6.1 5.6

USA 93,319 88,050 98,920 -5.6 12.3

Asia 256,060 249,574 272,294 -2.5 9.1

Europe 168,882 155,052 167,698 -8.2 8.2

PURPOSE OF TRIPS



Holiday 820,065 771,981 820,420 -5.9 6.3

Visit Friends / Relatives 630,806 669,125 686,343 6.1 2.6

Business 281,213 256,177 290,429 -8.9 13.4 (1) Totals are actual visitor counts and may differ from sample based data.

Source: http://www.tourismresearch.govt.nz/Data--Analysis/Domestic-Travellers/Outbound-travel/Outbound-Travel-Key-Data/

Migration flows to and from Australia and the United Kingdom continued to play a major

role in New Zealand’s migration patterns. While, in the June 2009 year, United Kingdom

was the largest source country for permanent and long-term (PLT) arrivals, Australia

was the second-largest source country for PLT arrivals (13,555) and the largest

destination country for PLT departures (42,231). Overall, 65% of those PLT arrivals from

Australia were New Zealand citizens. The result was a net outflow of 28,676 people from

New Zealand to Australia during the June 2009 year, compared with a net outflow of

31,923 in 2008. In comparison, there was a net PLT inflow from the United Kingdom of

9,141.

Short trips by New Zealand residents to India have been increasing steadily since the

1990s. In the decade 1989–98, there was an annual average of 4,200 departures. This

rose to 9,800 in 2003 before increasing sharply, a reflection of the growing Indian

population in New Zealand. In the year ended June 2010, there were 30,700 short-term

resident departures to India, making it the eighth most popular destination for New

Zealand residents.

When we look at the resident departures to India by country of birth, the influence on

travel of the growing number of India-born New Zealand residents is obvious. In the

June 2002 year, 58% of departures (5,100) were of India-born residents. In 2010, 20,700

(or 67%) of the total 30,700 departures were travellers born in India. In the same time

period, the proportion of travellers to India who were born in New Zealand reduced from

29% of short-term departures (2,600 trips in 2002) to 22% (6,700 trips in 2010).

According to data accumulated and analyzed by Tourism New Zealand for the year

ended June 2009, some key pointers have been drawn out. The following figures are

based on final counts of arrivals to, and departures from, New Zealand. They include

overseas visitors, New Zealand resident travellers, and permanent and long-term

migrants entering or leaving New Zealand.

Total passenger arrivals and departures numbered 8.9 million, down 3% on the

June 2008 year



Professionals were the largest occupation group for both PLT arrivals (9,570)

and PLT departures (7,961)

Australia was the main destination for almost half the New Zealand residents’

short-term departures (936,856).

2.4.4 Seasonality/travel pattern Seasonality is a major challenge as outbound travel has exhibited a fairly regular

seasonal pattern over time.

2.4.4.1 Australia Data from on short term resident departures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics

shows that Australians prefer to travel in the third quarter (Jul–Sep) of every year with

another peak in December each year. Figure 15 Seasonality of outbound travel from Australia (Monthly departures Jan 2009 to Jan 2011)

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics This has remained the seasonality in past years as well and has not changed.



Figure 16 Seasonality of outbound travel from Australia (Quarterly departures Q1 1995 to Q4 2005)

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics



2.4.4.2 New Zealand Data from on short term resident departures from the Statistics New Zealand shows that

New Zealanders prefer to travel in the months of February, April–May, July and

September–October. The dip in outbound travel between Dec 2008 and Feb 2010 is

owed to the global meltdown. Figure 17 Seasonality in outbound travel from New Zealand (Jan 08 to Dec 10)

Source: Statistics New Zealand, www.stats.govt.nz



3 Chapter Three Travel Trade

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3.1 Introduction Australia is one of the most actively promoted tourist destinations, globally. At the helm

of this is Tourism Australia which is mandated to actively grow demand for both business

and leisure tourism down under.

Tourism is a vital industry for the island nation, generating AUD 92 billion in spending

and contributing 2.6% of Australia’s total GDP. Among its many responsibilities, Tourism

Australia oversees and enables,

Leisure consumer marketing,

Business Events Australia,

Industry Development,

Research and Insights, and

Stakeholder Engagement.

2020 Tourism Industry Potential calls on the travel and trade industry as well as the

government in Australia to focus on the increasing returns from the tourism industry. By

2020, inbound tourism potential is estimated at somewhere between AUD 135 billion

and AUD 160 billion including day trips.

3.2 Role and characteristics of tourism and travel trade in the country

3.2.1 Australia To achieve this target, the industry and the government has put together many proactive

programmes, based on key target geographies. Not surprisingly, New Zealand with

74,900 visitors in January 2011 was the leading source for inbound tourists with a 6%

increase compared to the same period last year. Similarly, with 59,900 visitors from the

UK, 37,200 from the US, 23,300 from Japan and 21,600 from South Korea were the

leading source countries during Jan 2011. However, here too the bullish Chinese

economy plays out significantly with 60,600 visitors showing a 63% jump compared to

last year January.



This also may be partially attributed to the Greater China Travel Mission (GCTM), the

largest trade event in market, which provides a platform for Australian suppliers to

conduct one-on-one appointments with qualified key distributors from mainland China,

Hong Kong and Taiwan. The three day annual event also includes market updates as

well as a Guest Speaker/Forum program thus creating greater industry collaborations

and thus foothold in source countries. There are many similar B2B programmes

organized with key inbound tourism markets in view to maximize tourist inflow into

Australia.

On the other hand B2C programmes which are customized for each market are meant to

complement the traction created through B2B activities. These B2C campaigns are

planned and executed with the tourist season from the source countries in mind. Figure 18 Tourism Australia strategy map



3.2.2 New Zealand There are a large number of organizations that are involved in tourism in New Zealand,

including Government departments, regional and Māori tourism organizations, marketing

networks formed by private operators and industry associations representing operators

from across the different sectors of the tourism industry. From tourism businesses and

support services, to industry associations, regional tourism organizations and

Government agencies, the New Zealand Tourism Strategy 2015 is the document that

sets a direction for tourism in New Zealand. It keeps all of these organizations and

individuals on the path of delivering a sustainable social, environmental and economic

contribution to New Zealand.

The Aviation, Tourism and Travel Training Organisation (ATTTO) works with industry

partners to develop national qualifications in tourism and coordinate workplace training.

www.attto.org.nz

3.3 Flight connectivity and relative costs

3.3.1 Australia Several flights are available from all major airports in Australia to Indian destinations: Jet

Airways, Qantas Airways, Virgin Blue, Pacific Blue Airlines, Air India, Air North and

Indian Airlines. Figure 19 Major airports in Australia



The relative attractiveness of Indian destinations vis-à-vis other foreign destination in the

eye of an Australian traveller can be gauged from the table below, which presents flight

rates and number of flights available from there major Australian cities to various

destinations as on March 10, 2011.

Table 14 Flight rates (Indian Rs) and flight availability (number)

Perth Melbourne Sydney

(Indian Rupees) Min Max Flights Min Max Flights

Min Max Flights

New Zealand 18821 300053 22 7225 26172 15 8588 48984 14

Thailand 18779 226924 13 19946 284141 19 25729 284449 32

United Kingdom 44629 198887 42 52926 82276 43 42374 289748 69

USA 29022 375099 24 76723 507873 61 50515 499460 135

China 24972 93158 12 29350 203252 24 24343 569780 40

Mumbai 23822 227434 20 36208 508711 42 32529 638594 52

Bangalore 29155 40206 8 36900 50208 12 37243 233636 15

Delhi 25242 213346 17 39173 233035 39 35495 638594 48

Hyderabad 29605 50821 6 50208 435319 11 43421 233363 14

Chennai 27360 214913 13 39091 63627 15 47728 288720 22

Kolkata 27350 265729 19 34482 295535 18 43421 647777 13

Ahmadabad 49026 231086 6 50208 266790 13 45486 263583 16

Source: http://www.skyscanner.in

New Zealand, Thailand and China have very competitive airfares vis-à-vis Indian

destinations, while UK and USA have a large number of flights operating from the

Australian cities. In India, only Delhi and Mumbai have relatively larger number of flights

coming in from Australian cities. So the Indian tourism sector has to focus on competitive



airfares to the Indian destinations, as well as on increasing flight availability for

Australian tourists.

3.3.2 New Zealand The major (non-Indian airlines) operating out of India include Air New Zealand, Malaysia

Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Qantas Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Thai Air, Jet Star, and Air

Asia. As the map shows, New Zealand has three international airports: Auckland,

Wellington and Christchurch. Figure 20 Flights from all major airports to India

The price of outbound tourism in New Zealand has increased by just 9% since 1990,

driven by intense competition in the short-haul aviation market and the strong New

Zealand dollar. At the same time the price of domestic tourism has increased by 44%.

Table 15 Relative price: travelling from New Zealand to India and other countries as on March 4, 2011

Auckland Christchurch Wellington

(Indian Rupees) Min Max Flights Min Max Flights Min Max Flights Australia (Sydney) 8982 39958 60 6623 63021 29 9065 48339 43

Fiji (Nadi) 12424 91018 22 16474 102629 21 18010 37020 42

United Kingdom (London)

50145 629813 66 45685 642798 59 71554 642499 35

USA (New York City) 68683 209272 88 73213 713514 24 64739 102483 39

China (Beijing) 38439 269471 47 34703 282990 17 40325 135416 33



Cook Islands (Rarotonga)

No Flights

Samoa (Apia) 14207 103112 17 16913 104633 14 16913 73828 26

Thailand (Bangkok) 34055 308333 47 31042 245492 33 33511 60272 32

Canada (Ottawa) 68856 707330 22 76614 707330 11 76175 707528 13


Table 16 Air tickets price range from major Indian cities to New Zealand as on March 4, 2011

Auckland Christchurch

(Indian Rupees) Min Max Flights Min Max Flights

Mumbai 46934 679216 28 35302 331418 37

Kolkata 49048 237182 24 35302 220474 25

Thiruvananthapuram 47333 313857 33 54837 180032 9

Kozhikode 47333 782220 20 54837 180032 5

Ahmadabad 47333 593339 30 48646 250628 13

Kochi 88298 237248 24 163128 347283 23

Hyderabad 39287 315214 31 42724 363223 31

Gaya 130685 197990 3 - - -

Bangalore 49048 696290 22 36500 350753 20

Chennai 53633 289102 20 35302 284592 14

Coimbatore 88686 319513 27 161577 347649 23

Delhi 49048 119445 28 35302 354522 34

Varanasi 90696 233482 7 151173 343591 3

Nasik - - - 51213 51996 2

Agra - - - 51278 171785 3

Lucknow - - - 50701 195256 6

Mangalore - - - 52478 177861 3

Khajuraho - - - 152489 176398 2

Nagpur - - - 53976 230462 5

Raipur - - - 58312 253919 5


3.4 Hotel prices

Australia and New Zealand Table 17 Relative prices of hotels in India and other countries

Country Price Range (for a night) Australia (Sydney) Rs. 874 to Rs. 32232 Fiji (Nadi) Rs. 351 to Rs. 4918 United Kingdom (London) Rs. 589 to Rs. 39796

USA (New York City) Rs. 814 to Rs. 39572 China (Beijing) Rs. 605 to Rs. 29141



Cook Islands (Rarotonga) Rs. 4155 to Rs. 66242 Samoa (Apia) Rs.1260 to Rs.14363

Thailand (Bangkok) Rs. 465 to Rs. 13679 India (Delhi) Rs. 545 to Rs. 25110 Canada (Ottawa ) Rs. 3079 to Rs. 6280 Source: http://www.skyscanner.in

As the table shows, the cheapest stay options are available in Fiji and, in the mid-range

Ottawa in Canada. New Delhi ranks just below Beijing in terms of cost with regard to

high-end accommodation. However, it has long been a matter of global debate in the

travel tourism industry that India not only lacks adequate budget hotels/accommodation,

that are both safe and up to standard, but that its four and five star hotels are by far

more expensive those than in other south Asian countries such as Thailand. Visitors,

thus often opt for longer stays in those countries since they are left with more to spend

on eating, shopping and other tourist attractions.

3.5 India vis-à-vis other destinations from the Australian tour agents’ perspective (qualitative analysis of questionnaire for tour operators)

Tour operators interviewed in Australia highlighted many aspects of their experience with

holiday-makers travelling from there to India and other countries. Discussion with travel

agents and tour operators reveals that huge potential to develop India as a tourist

destination in the Australian market.

The Australian are very curious to know more about India’s rich cultural heritage; its

scenic beauty, the people and their warmth reception; all of this coupled with plenty of

adventure tourism spots, makes India a location that cannot be compared the market

with any product and any destination around the world.

However, the Australians are not very aware about latest tourism products on the Indian

market nor do they know much about the socio-political situation. Their perception about

India needs immediate updating if Australia is to be successfully tapped as a market. In

order to do this, policy-makers must take action to correct and streamline matters.

3.5.1 Who travels to India and why Australians are very keen to visit India but need greater awareness on places of interest,

and important destinations. They surf the net but are not sure about the reality of the

claims made by destinations such as India.



They compare a visit to India on cultural, accessibility and safety parameters with Sri

Lanka, Cambodia, or Vietnam and then decide which country to visit. Thus an

awareness level needs to be generated focussing on the Incredible India campaign.

Exciting new products/ circuits/ destinations need to be developed by India Tourism.

This is the need of the hour. Australians also feel India lacks amusement options/ night

life.

Of those that visit nearly 30-35% become repeat visitors. These repeat visitors specially

have rated India on various parameters as follows.

o Varieties of cuisine – excellent

o People of India – wonderful and warm

o Contrast in climate and culture and social aspects - excellent

o Ethnic beauty – excellent

o Heritage sites – excellent

3.5.2 Perception among Australian tourists about India Young Australians are sceptical about visiting Asian countries, due to cultural variation

as well as availability food of choice, though they want to try Indian cuisine. They feel

very safe visiting European Union countries rather than Asia.

Australians are uneasy about the law and order situation of different parts of India; as

well as touts. There is a travel advisory for Australians visiting India. They do not seem

to be very interested in places other than those of historical interest. So they are unable

to make proper plans for longer durations of stay.

They do not like been accosted by beggars displaying their starved and diseased

conditions at tourist spots. They are concerned about cleanliness and the chances of

contracting infections. They complain of traffic jams and congested footpaths which

make both motoring as well as walking on India’s roads unpleasant.

In their opinion hotel rooms in Thailand and Malaysia are cheaper for better quality of

facilities. Also, night life in India is non-existent in most destinations and where present,

it is not up to the standard of night life offered by other Asian cities. Similarly there is a

dearth of amusement options and entertainment parks.



3.5.3 Way forward The image of India needs to improve further. A lot of wrong messages have been

conveyed which need to change. Though they consider India to be one of the fastest-

growing economies of the world but they perceive it to be a hub of political unrest

resulting in a poor law and order situation. Australians are not very aware of the scale of

development that has taken place in India and the kind of progress made in technology

and peripheral activities. A proper campaign by the Indian Tourism Department is the

need today. As also a host of other action points are indicated:

1. The visa process should be simplified and the time for processing reduced

significantly.

2. All that is positive about India needs to be aggressively marketed. The ‘Incredible

India’ campaign needs to be more focussed on the specific attractions of

individual geographies within India rather than trying to promote everything from

the Taj to the backwaters all at once which dilutes and confuses.

3. Cleanliness needs to be ensured at tourist spots, eateries, airports, railway

stations, public toilets, hotels and buses if Australian tourists are to be attracted

to India.



4 Chapter Four Past outbound travel behaviour

______________________________________________________________________________

4.1 Profiling Information

4.1.1 By place of residence, age group, employment status, gender

4.1.1.1 Place of residence

The survey investigated 1804 respondents (persons who have travelled abroad in

the last three years) residing in Australia and New Zealand. 902 have travelled to

India in the past three years and the other 902 have travelled to other countries in

the past three years.

Seventy five percent of the respondents were from Australia (1352) and twenty five

percent of the respondents were from New Zealand (452).

The survey covered respondents from Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne in

Australia and from Auckland and Christchurch in New Zealand.

Figure 21 Respondents by place of residence

433 respondents of 1804 from Auckland, that is, 24% 19 respondents of 1804

from Christchurch, that is, 1%

617 respondents of 1804 from Melbourne, that is, 34%

267 respondents of 1804 from Canberra, that is, 15%

468 respondents of 1804 from Sydney, that is, 26%



4.1.1.2 Age categories

44% of the respondents, that is, 786 respondents were between 26 to 35 years of age.

38% of the respondents were in the age group of 36 to 50 years. Overall, 82% of the

respondents were in their peak productive years between 26 and 50 years of age. 171

respondents of 1804 are relatively young, in the 18 to 25 years age category.

Table 18 Respondents across age categories

Age categories No. of respondents Percentage

Below 18 years 17 1%

18-25 years 171 9%

26-35 years 786 44% 36-50 years 679 38%

51-60 years 79 4%

Above 61 years 72 4%

Total 1804 100%

Overall, it is see that among the respondents from Auckland and Christchurch, that is,

New Zealand, there are a higher proportion of respondents above 51 years. Figure 22 Distribution of respondents by city across age categories



Distribution of respondents by city across age categories

12%

8%

6%

10%

7%

21%

61%

18%

45%

54%

39%

28%

53%

42%

35%

14%

12%

3%

0%

0%

0%

0%

12%

3%

11%

2%

3%

0%

1%

0%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Auckland (n=433)

Canberra (n=267)

Christchurch (n=19)

Melbourne (n=617)

Sydney (n=468)

%distribution of age by city

Below 18 years 18-25 years 26-35 years 36-50 years 51-60 years Above 61 years

4.1.1.3 Employment status

59% respondents were employed full time. As many as 201 homemakers constituted

11% of the respondents. Other important segments were part time employees and

business persons constituting 10% and 9% respectively. About 90 respondents

constituting 5% of the sample were students or researchers. Figure 23Employment status of respondents

N (Respondents) = 1804 Percentages are calculated for each age category in the particular city The colouration of the bar shows the age distribution for each city.



Respondents by employment status

0%

1%

1%

4%

5%

9%

10%

11%

59%

Other (n=5)Pensioner (n=17)

Unemployed (n=25)Retired (n=71)

Student / researcher (n=90)Business (n=157)

Employed part-time (n=177)Homemaker (n=201)

Employed full-time (n=1063)

4.1.1.4 Gender

Women constituted about 47% of the survey participants. Overall, 855 women (past

travellers) were interviewed during the primary survey across the five cities.

Table 19 Respondents by gender

Gender No. of respondents Percentage Male 949 53%

Female 855 47%

Total 1804 100%

The female respondents to male respondents’ ratio remained more or less similar across

cities. However, the percentage of women was higher among respondents from

Christchurch where 12 of the 19 respondents were women. In Melbourne the percentage

of male respondents was almost 57%. Figure 24 City-wise respondents by gender

N (Respondents) = 1804

Note: “N” is the total number of Respondents/ Responses, “n” is the number of Respondents /Responses who have answered the particular option/choice of the question asked.



City-wise respondents by gender

11.5%

7.6%

19.4%

13.8%

7.2%

14.8%

12.2%

.4% .7%

12.5%Auckland (n1=207,

n2=226)

Canberra (n1=137,n2=129)

Christchurch (n1=7,n2=12)

Melbourne (n1=350,n2=268)

Sydney (n1=249,n2=219)

Male

Female

The gender distribution had some variation across age categories. The percentage of

women respondents was 60% or more in the age categories, below 18 years, 36 to 50

years and above 61 years. In the age groups 18 to 35 years and 51 to 60 years, men

were in majority. Figure 25 Age categories of respondents by gender

Age categories of respondents by gender

27.9%

14.8%

15.6%

22.8%

1.6%

2.2%

5.7%

0.3%

2.4%

2.1%

3.8%

0.6%< 18 years (n1=6, n2=11)

18-25 years (n1=102, n2=69)

26-35 years (n1=504, n2=282)

36-50 years (n1=268, n2=412)

51-60 years (n1=40, n2=38)

Above 61 years (n1=29, n2=43)

Male

Female

4.1.2 By expenditure per month

66% of the respondents from Australia were in the monthly household expenditure

category of AUD 1000 – AUD 2999. Those in higher monthly expenditure categories of

AUD 3000 – AUD 5000 and >AUD 5000 were 24% and 5% respectively.





Figure 26 Categorizing Australian respondents by monthly household expenditure in AUD

Categorizing Australian respondents by monthly household expenditure in AUD

(labels show expenditure category, no. of respondents, percentage)

More than 5000

(n=73)5%

2000 - 2999

(n=492)37%

3000 - 5000

(n=330)24%

1000 - 1999

(n=133)29%

Less than 1000

(n=70)5%

65% of the respondents from New Zealand were in the monthly household expenditure

category of NZD 1000 – NZD 2999. Those in higher monthly expenditure categories of

NZD 3000 – NZD 5000 and >NZD 5000 were 18% and 7% respectively. 46 of the 452

respondents from New Zealand were from lower expenditure categories of less than

NZD 1000 per month. Figure 27 Categorizing New Zealand respondents by monthly household expenditure in NZD




Categorizing New Zealand respondents by monthly household expenditure in NZD

(labels show expenditure category, no. of respondents, percentage)

Less than 1000 (n=46)

10%

1000 - 1999 (n=133)

29%

3000 - 5000 (n=83)18%

2000 - 2999 (n=158)

36%

More than 5000 (n=32)

7%




4.2 General Travel Behaviour

4.2.1 Frequency of trips abroad

Of the 1804 persons surveyed, 42% travel once a year. 23% travel several times in a

year. 398 respondents travelled once in two years (22%). Figure 28 Respondents categorized by frequency of trips abroad

Respondents categorized by frequency of trips abroad (labels show frequency of trips, no. of respondents,

percentage)

Once in two years

(n=398)22%

Once in 3 years

(n=236)13%

More than once a year

(n=415)23%

Once a year (n=755)

42%

4.2.2 Choice of Trips (Package / non-package)

Among those interviewed during the primary survey, 75% had not opted for package

trips.

Table 20 Choice of trips (package/non-package)

Type of trip No of respondents Percentage

Non-package trip 1355 75%

Package trip 449 25%

Total 1804 100%

4.2.3 Average expenditure on trips

31% of the1804 respondents had budgeted for INR (Indian Rupee) 1 Lakh to INR 2 Lakh

per head for their travel. Another 25% had budgeted INR 2 Lakh to 3 Lakh per head.




Overall, 67 per cent travellers had budgeted INR 1 Lakh to 4 Lakh per head. About 14

per cent of the respondents were low spenders who had budgeted INR 50,000 to a Lakh

per head. Figure 29 Distribution of respondents by travel budget per head (INR)

Travel budget (INR) per head

4%

14%

31%

25%

11%

8%

7%

Below 50000 (n=73)

50000-99999 (n=256)

100000-199999 (n=563)

200000-299999 (n=448)

300000-399999 (n=191)

400000-499999 (n=138)

Above 500000 (n=134)

The distribution of respondents across budget categories remained more or less uniform

irrespective of frequency of travel. Clearly, budgets per trip per head are not rising with

longer trip duration. Figure 30 Budgetary allocations by frequency of trip (budget in INR).




Distribution of respondents across budget categories by frequency of trip

12%

15%

15%

13%

34%

31%

30%

29%

25%

25%

24%

22%

6%

4%

4%

3%

4%

12%

11%

6%

14%

9%

6%

7%

8%

8%

9%

9%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

More than once ayear (n=415)

Once a year(n=755)

Once in 2 years(n=398)

Once in 3 years(n=236)

%distribution of budget categories by trip frequency

Below 50000 50000-99999 100000-199999 200000-299999

300000-399999 400000-499999 Above 500000

However, budgets are seen to rise in higher age categories with higher allocations in the

26 to 50 years age bracket when individuals are in the highest earning capacities. Figure 31 Budgetary allocations by age category (budget in INR)

N (Respondents) = 1804 n represents respondents within that particular trip frequency. Percentages are calculated on n, that is, respondents for each trip frequency.



Budgetary allocations by age category (budget in INR)

16%

33%

18%

14%

11%

16%

22%

47%

34%

30%

31%

36%

23%

18%

27%

27%

20%

13% 19%

8%

6%

3%

2%

9%

13%7%

11%

10%

0%

8%

11%

3%

7%

8%

8%

0% 0%

5%

7%

9%

4%

5%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Below 18 years (n=17)

18-25 years (n=171)

26-35 years (n=786)

36-50 years (n=679)

51-60 years (n=79)

Above 61 years (n=72)

%distribution of budgetary categories by age category

Below 50000 50000-99999 100000-199999 200000-299999

300000-399999 400000-499999 Above 500000

4.2.4 Preferred destinations

Respondents were asked to indicate their preferred foreign destinations for trips and

they were given the freedom to select multiple options. In this analysis it was found that

47% of the responses were in favour of Asian destinations while another 32 per cent

responses showed in the inclination for EU. Of the 2222 responses received, 310 were

in favour of countries in the North American continent. Not more than 2% responses

showed preference for African countries. Figure 32 Revealed preferences for foreign destinations

N (Respondents) = 1804 n represents respondents within that particular age category Percentages are calculated on n, that is, respondents for each age category.



Foreign destinations preferred

4%

1%

32%

47%

14%

2%

Others (n=93)

Latin American (n=18)

EU (n=715)

Asian (n=1050)

American (n=310)

African (n=36)

4.2.5 Types of trip

As many as 60% of all respondents described their overseas trips in the last three years

as family leisure trips. Around 28% claimed that they had travelled on business cum

leisure trips. 89 respondents comprising 5% had been on leisure trips with spouse or

partner. Figure 33 Respondents categorized by type of holiday enjoyed

Respondents across types of holiday preferred

0%

3%

4%

5%

28%

60%

Family shopping trips (n=8)

Family adventure holidays (n=61)

Travel alone (n=66)

Leisure trips with spouse or partner(n=89)

Business cum leisure trips (n=500)

Family leisure trips (n=1080)

The majority respondents travelling abroad for family pleasure trips and also business

cum pleasure trips had their travel budgets between INR 1 Lakh and INR 3 Lakh per

head. Comparatively high budgets are set aside for adventure holidays, shopping trips,

N (Responses) = 2222.




leisure trips with spouse etc but the number of travellers in these categories are low as

has been already established. Figure 34 Budgetary allocation by type of trip (budget in INR)

Budgetary allocations by type of trip (budget in INR)

15%

14%

15%

14%

14%

29%

17%

35%

31%

24%

27%

14%

31%

25%

11%

28%

28%

14%

12% 19%

7%

12%

6%

7%

9%

13%

14%

5%

4%

13%

1%

4%

0%

12%

15%

9%

13%

14%

2%

7%

3%14%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Family leisure trips (n=1080)

Family adventure holidays (n=61)

Business cum leisure trips (n=500)

Leisure trips with spouse or partner (n=89)

Family shopping trips (n=8)

Travel alone (n=66)

%distribution of budgetary categories by type of trip

Below 50000 50000-99999 100000-199999 200000-299999 300000-399999 400000-499999 Above 500000

4.2.6 Mode of booking

Around 59% of the respondents booked their tickets over the internet. Another 38% used

travel agents

N (Respondents) = 1804 n represents respondents within that particular trip type. Percentages are calculated on n, that is, respondents for each trip type.



Figure 35 Mode of Booking

4.2.7 Sources of booking information

The 1119 respondents who did not consult tour operators were asked to indicate

sources of assistance they approached in order to book their tickets for the overseas

trip. 77% of the responses received revealed that the internet was a very important

source of information for travellers as well as a powerful tool for sorting out travel

modalities. 12% responses showed that on occasion friends and relatives were also

consulted. Figure 36 Sources of booking information

59%

38%

3%

Self (Internet) (n=1073) Travel Operator / Agent (n=685)Self (Counter) (n=46)

N (Respondents)=1804

Respondents by Mode of Booking



Sources of booking information

0%

0%

1%

2%

3%

7%

12%

77%

Indian Tourism Office (n=1)

Other (n=3)

Brochures (n=6)

Books (n=19)

Past visits (n=29)

Travel portals (n=73)

Friends / relatives (n=129)

Websites / internet (n=860)

4.2.8 Type of tour operator used

Of the 1804 respondents, 685 consulted tour operators. These persons were asked to

reveal information about the type of tour operator consulted. It was found that in 60% of

the cases these are operators from the ANZ. In 33% cases multi-country tour operators

are also consulted. But consultation with Indian tour operators is as low as 1%.

Table 21 Type of tour operator consulted

Type of tour operator No. of respondents Percentage

Multi country tour operator 225 33%

Tour operator that operates in ANZ 411 60%

Tour operator in India 9 1%

Freelance travel agents 40 6%

Respondents who consulted tour operators (out of 685 total respondents)

685 100%

4.2.9 Tour operators selection criteria

In the choice of the tour operator, for these 685 respondents, the package options and

its merits in terms of suitability to client’s needs as well as the overall deal and costs

entailed were important deciding factors. Travel insurance and presence of the tour

operator followed next.

Table 22Criteria for choosing tour operators

N (Responses) = 1120



Criteria for choosing a tour operator (for 685 respondents of 1804) Rank Package options 1

Catering to client needs 2

Cost of package 3

Better package deal 4

Availability of travel insurance 5

Presence of the tour operator 6

Brand name 7

4.2.10 Mode of payment preferred

Most preferred mode of payment during a foreign trip across 1804 respondents was

revealed to be cheque (travellers’ cheques). The cheque was followed by online

payment, credit card, cash and debit card, in that order.

Table 23Preferred mode of payment across respondents

Preferred mode of payment across 2000 respondents

Weighted average Rank

Cheque 2.32 1

Online 2.28 2

Credit 2.19 3

Cash 2.15 4

Debit 1.57 5

4.3 Travel Behaviour of Past Visitors to India

Of the 1804 respondents canvassed during the primary survey, 902 were those who had

visited India in the last three years.

4.3.1 Source of information regarding India

Respondents were asked to indicate their source of information about India and they

were given the freedom to select multiple options. Travellers who have visited India is

the past 3 years, have largely known about India because this was the country of their

roots, about 44% of responses received indicated this. Hence friends and relatives are

also an important source of information as was revealed by 39% of the responses

received. Many of them had visited India before.

It is pertinent to note that none of the travellers had heard about India from the Incredible

India Road Shows.



Figure 37 Source of Information about India

Sources of information about India

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

1%

1%

5%

8%

39%

44%

Posters/billboards (n=1)

Television (n=1)

Hollywood Movies (n=2)

Digital (Facebook/You Tube) (n=2)

Fairs & Festivals (India Stall) (n=3)

Magazines/books (n=3)

Give aways (Festivals) (n=4)

Any other (n=7)

Bus wraps/taxi wraps (n=11)

Websites/internet (n=42)

Previous visit (n=74)

Friends/relatives (n=354)

Country of my roots (n=398)

4.3.2 Reason for choosing India as a travel destination

Respondents were asked to indicate their reason for choosing India as a travel

destination and they were given the freedom to select multiple options. The maximum

traction for India among these travellers from ANZ exists because their friends and

relatives are here. 38% of all responses indicated this. Another 14% responses were

received in favour of official and MICExxvii related purposes. Other important

determinants are Indian culture (11%) and heritage including fairs, festivals, Indian

cuisine, places of religious significance, yoga and spiritualism (21% of all responses).

India’s hill stations, beaches, wildlife, and scenic tourist spots attracted another 11% of

all responses.

N (Responses) = 902



Figure 38 Reasons for choosing India as a destination

Reasons for choosing India as a destination

0%0%1%1%2%3%3%4%5%5%5%5%7%

10%11%

38%

Medical tourism (n=3)

Theme parks (n=6)

Yoga, spiritualism and meditation(n=10)

Beaches (n=23)

Wildlife/adventure sports (n=26)

Scenic tourist spots (n=49)

Religious places (n=51)

MICE (n=69)

Shopping (n=80)

Hill stations and mountains (n=82)

Heritage (n=91)

Variety of food on offer (n=94)

Fairs and festivals (n=115)

Official (n=173)

Culture (n=190)

To meet friends and relatives (n=658)

4.3.3 Destinations visited in India and source of information on them

Among those who have travelled to India in the past three years, many have visited

Delhi and Mumbai. 73% of all 786 responses showed that Delhi had been visited.

Similarly, 54% of 776 responses indicated that Mumbai has been visited. However, cities

such as Agra (29% of 757 responses), Bangalore (26% of 731 responses), Jaipur (26%

of 751 responses) and Goa (23% of 743 responses) were less commonly visited. Kerala

attracted about 15% of the 724 responses in the affirmative. Gaya, Varanasi,

Hyderabad, Chennai and Kolkata were not visited often. Figure 39 Popular destinations in India




Popularity of destinations within India

8%

12%

15%

14%

16%

23%

26%

26%

29%

54%

73%

92%

88%

85%

86%

84%

77%

74%

74%

71%

46%

27%

3%

8% 92%

97%Gaya (n1=19; n2=699)

Others (n1=44; n2=507)

Varanasi (n1=61; n2=664)

Hyderabad (n1=99; n2=741)

Chennai (n1=107; n2=622)

Kolkata (n1=109; n2=687)

Kerala (n1=116; n2=608)

Goa (n1=171; n2=572)

Bangalore (n1=192; n2=539)

Jaipur (n1=192; n2=559)

Agra (n1=216; n2=541)

Mumbai (n1=421; n2=355)

Delhi (n1=572; n2=214)

%Respondents who visited the city %Respondents who did not visit the city

The survey reveals that information about these destinations has clearly not been first

received from the usual sources such as websites, tour operators, travel publications or

the India Tourism Office. Hardly anyone has opted for these and almost everyone has

opted for ‘Other sources’.

4.3.4 Travel month to India, duration of stay

The most favoured month for a visit to India is November when the weather is clement.

55% of India travellers canvassed in the survey reportedly visited India during the period

of September to December. Figure 40Peak months to visit India

N (Respondents) = 902 n1 indicates number of respondents who visited the city and n2 indicates those who did

not. Cities have been ranked by n1. n1+n2 on which the percentages are drawn up varies from 551 to 840 depending on the



8%6% 6%

10%

15%

20%

10%9%

3% 4%5%4%

Janu

ary

(n=7

4)

Febr

uary

(n=

54)

Mar

ch (

n=31

)

Apr

il (n

=33)

May

(n=3

3)

June

(n=4

5)

July

(n=5

2)

Augu

st (

n=85

)

Sept

embe

r (n

=91)

Oct

ober

(n=1

32)

Nov

embe

r (n

=178

)

Dec

embe

r (n

=94)

48% of the respondents visited India for a period of two weeks to a month. Another 21%

stayed for a period between a week and a fortnight. One-fifth of the visitors stayed for

longer than a month.

Table 24 Duration of stay in India

Duration of stay No. of respondents Percentage

Up to 1 week 91 10%

1 to 2 weeks 191 21%

2 weeks to a month 437 48%

More than one month 183 20%

Total respondents 902 100%

4.3.5 Type of accommodation availed of in India

43% of travellers to India stayed with family and friends. Consequently it may be

surmised that they did not spend on luxury resorts and holiday packages. About 48%

stayed in budget or midrange hotels. Another 8% stayed in star category hotels. Merely

1% availed of the luxuries offered by resorts in India. Figure 41 Type of accommodation availed of in India




Type of accommodation availed of in India (labels show type of accommodation, no. of

respondents, percentage)

Resorts (n=9)1% Star category

hotels (n=72)8%

Budget hotels (n=271)

30%

Midrange hotels

(n=162)18%

Staying with friends/famil

y (n=388)43%

4.3.6 Mode of local travel within India

Respondents who visited India were asked to indicate their choice of transport within

India and they were given the freedom to select multiple options. It was found that within

India, 31% people travelled by road alone, 4% by rail alone and 6% by air alone. 39%

people travelled by road and air both, 9% by road and rail both and 3% by air and rail

both. 8% people made use of all three types of travel options i.e air, road and rail. The

maximum percentage of people made use of air as well as road for the purpose of travel

within India. Figure 42 Mode of local travel within India




Luxury trains such as Palace on Wheels, Golden Chariot, Deccan Odyssey or Indian

Maharaja had not been indulged in by any traveller. Most respondents who responded to

the query on luxury trains, claimed to have availed of Rajdhani or Shatabdi.

4.3.7 Intention of revisiting India

889 of the 902 respondents who had been to India in the last three years were certain

that they would be revisiting.

4.3.8 Attractions for re-visiting India

Respondents who visited India were asked to indicate attractions that would draw them

to India again and they were given the freedom to select multiple options. 387 of the

1843 responses show that these respondents had expressed their interest in revisiting

India to enjoy its hill stations and mountains. Of interest to India visitors are also its

monuments, forts and palaces, yoga and spiritual heritage, and religious places as well

as its museums. There are a considerable number (136 of 1843 responses) who plan to

visit India on official purposes. Figure 43 Attractions for revisiting India

Rail

Air

Road

352 (39%)

81 (9%)

27 (3%)

70 (8%)

Mode of Local Travel within India



Attractions for revisiting India

1%1%1%1%2%

3%5%

7%7%7%8%

10%12%

14%21%

Medical tourism (n=13)

MICE (n=18)

Wildlife/ adventure sports (n=19)

Fairs & festivals (n=26)

Theme parks (n=28)

Shopping (n=53)

Others (n=95)

Beaches (n=129)

Cuisines (n=131)

Official (n=136)

Museums (n=147)

Yoga, spiritualism and meditation (n=184)

Religious places (n=221)

Monuments, forts, and palaces (n=258)

Hill stations and mountains (n=387)

4.3.9 Reason for not revisiting India

The 13 persons of 902 who did express that they would not be revisiting India, cited

problems related to signage, cleanliness, safety and security as the primary concern.

Acquiring a visa and expenses were also important concerns cited.

4.3.10 Best and worst experiences in India

Tourists from the ANZ who have visited India are particularly happy with the hospitality

warmth and kind-heartedness of the people in India. Those fond of food liked India

because of the vast cuisine it offers.

Respondents who visited India were asked to indicate their best and most enjoyable

aspects about coming here and they were given the freedom to select multiple options.

The best part of coming to India is cited as opportunity to taste Indian food, chance to

meet the family, and exposure to Indian culture and its people.

N (Responses) = 1843 Respondents = 889



Sources of discomfort or unpleasantness were cited as pollution and traffic and road

conditions. Many respondents felt that the tariffs in India in terms of accommodation in

particular were too high compared to other destinations. The manifestation of poverty in

India in the form of beggars who often badger tourists was cited as another source of

unease during India visits. They also complained of lack of cleanliness, poor

maintenance of railways, corruption, mushrooming of touts and repeated requests for

tips everywhere they went. Many felt that tour guides were not professional and up-to-

the-mark. The fact that IRCTC does not accept foreign credit cards was raised as a

matter of inconvenience. Also, many respondents cited hassles related to acquiring

visas smoothly.

4.3.11 Level of satisfaction from service providers in India

Only about 12% of the 902 respondents felt that their experience at immigration

was poor or below average. Everyone else was satisfied.

Dissatisfaction with taxi services was again expressed by around 15% of the 902

respondents. Most felt it was average to satisfactory.

Over 90% of the 902 respondents felt that Indian hotel receptions and staff were

satisfactory.

84% of the respondents were satisfied with their tour operator and 81% were

satisfied with their tour guide.

Table 25 ‘Good about India visit’ – Top 10 entries

Pleasant No. of responses

Indian cuisine 335

Meeting family 259

Exposure to Indian culture 247

Warm and friendly people 138

Opportunity to shop 117

Meeting friends 96

Enjoying city of Delhi 45

Scenic beauty 44

Business purposes 43

Monuments 36

Table 26 ‘Good about India visit’ – Top 10 entries

Unpleasant No. of responses

Traffic 484

Pollution 241

Roads 76

Corruption 71

Poverty (beggars) 57

Airport 34

Hygiene 34

Poor Infrastructure 22

Transport 11

Tariff 8



About 18% of the respondents expressed their dissatisfaction over Indian

shopkeepers. Figure 44 Level of satisfaction with service providers in India

4.3.12 Overall satisfaction from visiting India

Overall, 99% of the 902 visitors interviewed in the survey were satisfied with their

experience in visiting India. As many as 21% respondents rated their holiday experience

as ‘Excellent’. Figure 45 Overall satisfaction with India visit



Overall satisfaction with India visit(labels show level of satisfaction, no. of respondents,

percentage)

Not satisfied at all (n=2)

0%Satisfactory (n=223)

25%

Poor (n=10)1%

Good (n=478)

53%

Excellent (n=189)

21%




4.4 Travel Behaviour of Other Country Visitors

4.4.1 Countries visited in past

Among the 902 respondents who had travelled out of ANZ in the past three years but not

to India, the maximum visits have been made to US and UK followed by Australia (for

New Zealanders), Fiji, France, and Italy. Thailand and Malaysia were considered

interesting destinations. Singapore was attractive to those who wish to explore and see

new things. China has also seen an influx of tourists from ANZ in the last three years.

These top ten destinations constitute 66% of the outflow of tourists from ANZ, as per the

survey. Figure 46 Top ten destinations visited in the last three years

Top ten destinations visited in the last three years

3%

3%

4%

4%

5%

4%

9%

11%

12%

13%

China (n=26)

Singapore (n=32)

Malaysia (n=38)

Thailand (n=46)

France (n=44)

Italy (n=43)

Fiji (n=83)

Australia (n=103)

UK (n=115)

USA (n=123)

4.4.2 Drivers for visiting other foreign destinations

Respondents who visited countries other than India were asked to indicate the main

driving factors for their decision to travel overseas and they were given the freedom to

select multiple options. The most commonly cited reason for travelling abroad was

N (Responses) = 965

N (Responses) = 965



leisure or recreation (56% of all responses), while some other factors were business

purposes (22% of all responses) or to visit friends and relatives (18% of all responses).

Other factors such as shopping, education or research, religious pursuits etc were also

cited as reasons but were not significant. Figure 47 Reasons for travelling overseas

Reasons for travelling overseas

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

1%

2%

18%

22%

56%

Religious (n=2)

MICE (n=3)

Medical aid/hospitalization (n=4)

Education/Research (n=5)

Other (n=5)

Heritage/culture (n=9)

Shopping (n=18)

Visiting friends and relatives (n=202)

Business (n=247)

Leisure/recreation (n=623)




4.4.3 Sources of information on the destinations visited in past

Respondents who visited countries other than India were asked to indicate the main

sources of information regarding the destinations they had travelled to and they were

given the freedom to select multiple options. 902 respondents yielded 1127 responses.

A large number of travellers have found out about the destination countries in most

cases from relatives and friends (35% of all responses). In many cases they have also

heard from the internet or websites as also because they have been to the country

earlier (48% of all responses). Posters and billboards were also cited as sources of

information but not as often (6% of all responses). Figure 48 Sources of information about destination

Sources of information about destinations visited

0%

0%

1%

1%

2%

3%

5%

6%

19%

29%

35%


FM Radio (n=1)

Hollywood movies (n=6)

Consumer fairs and exhibitions (n=6)

Television (n=19)

Any other (n=35)


Posters / billboards (n=67)







4.4.4 Value for money destinations visited

An overwhelming 98% of the respondents believed that their experience had been worth

the money they spent.

4.4.5 Type of accommodation used

Respondents who visited countries other than India were asked to indicate the types of

accommodation they had availed of at the destinations they had travelled to. 39% of the

respondents indicated that they stayed with family and friends. 38% stayed in star

category or mid-range hotels during their visit. 11% stayed in budget hotels while only 59

of 902 respondents had been guests at luxury resorts. Figure 49 Type of accommodation availed

Type of accommodation availed of during overseas visit(labels show accommodation type, no. of respondents,

percentage)

Others (n=48)5%

Staying with friends/family

(n=360)39%

Mid range hotels

(n=208)23%


11%

Star category hotels

(n=132)15%

Resorts (n=59)

7%

Star Category Hotels: Hotels in which have 4star, 5 star, 5 star deluxe and 7 star rating. Mid Ranged Hotels: Hotels with 3star rating. Budget Hotels: Hotels lying in the bracket of 1-2 stars rating.




4.4.6 Reason for opting for travel insurance if any

Around 77 percent of the 902 travellers opted for travel insurance. For 86% of these 698

respondents, this was part of regular precaution rather than the belief that the country

they were visiting was unsafe. About 10% responded that the package had been part of

their package deal.

Figure 50 Reasons for opting for travel insurance

4.4.7 Awareness of India as a tourist destination

About 82% of all 902 respondents who had visited other countries in the last three years

were aware of India as a tourist destination.

4.4.8 Intention of visiting India

Though 82% of the respondents were aware of India as a tourist destination, only about

36% expressed interest in visiting India during their next trip.



4.4.9 Primary attractions of India / motivation for visiting India

The 321 respondents who indicated that they would like to visit India on their next trip

were asked what their primary attractions in India were (multiple options could be

chosen). 758 responses were received from 321 respondents in response to this

question. Most respondents admitted that they found India attractive for its monuments,

forts and palaces (18% of 758 responses). Other important attractions were Indian

culture and heritage including fairs, festivals, Indian cuisine, places of religious

significance, yoga and spiritualism (28% of all responses). India’s hill stations, beaches,

and wildlife attracted another 25% of all responses. Figure 51 Primary attractions in India

Attractions for visiting India in the future

0%

1%

1%

2%

3%

3%

4%

6%

7%

9%

11%

11%

12%

12%

18%

MICE (n=1)Medical tourism (n=5)

Official (n=5)Theme parks (n=14)

Yoga, spiritualism and meditation (n=19)Wildlife/adventure sports (n=22)

Shopping (n=31)Fairs & Festivals (n=49)

Cuisines (n=53)Beaches (n=71)

Museums (n=82)To meet friends and relatives (n=85)

Religious places (n=89)Hill stations and mountains (n=93)

Monuments, forts, palaces (n=139)

4.4.10 Intention and reason for choosing an intermediary for India travel

Says a traveller, “For an India holiday I prefer to go through travel agents because they

give a personal touch". They have more information available to them. Tour operators

seem to have been to these places, extra information is available with them. Also there

N (Responses) = 758



is no insurance available on a non-package deal, so I prefer going through a tour

operator.”

Among those who expressed the intention of visiting India next, about 39% of 321

respondents showed any inclination to consult a tour operator and 61% said that they

would plan their own trips. Most common reason cited for hiring a tour agent was to

ensure access to comprehensive information about India. Travellers found it more

convenient and less time consuming. They also felt that this way they could avail of

better package deals. Figure 52 Reasons for going through a tour operator for India visit

Reasons for going through a tour operator for India visit

2%

2%

3%

3%

8%

23%

59%

Better package options (n=3)

Cheaper to go through agent (n=3)

Less time consuming (n=4)

Comfortable with tour agent (n=4)

Better package deal (n=10)

More convenient (n=29)

Comprehensive information aboutIndia (n=74)




4.4.11 Reasons for rejecting India as a tourist destination and intention of India visit in far future

Among those who were not interested in visiting India (581 of 902 respondents), the

primary concern was lack of information about India (150 of 620 responses). Another

dampener was that there was insufficient time to travel to all places in India (116 of the

620 responses received in this context). Many also felt that India did not have good

enough facilities in terms of hotels, food, transport etc (18% of 620 responses). 13% of

the responses indicated that India was perceived to be a more expensive travel

destination compared to other countries. 80 of the 620 responses cited other concerns.

Some felt that India was not a convenient destination to travel to with young children, the

weather was too hot, or that alternate plans had already been made. Those with no

friends and relatives in India were not interested in visiting either. Figure 53 Reasons for not intending to travel to India in the near future



Reasons for not intending to travel to India

5%

8%

13%

13%

18%

19%

24%

Too crowded (n=28)

Security concerns (n=52)

Other (n=80)

India is a comparatively expensiveoption (n=82)

Lack of good facilities in India in termsof hotels, food, transport etc. (n=112)

No time for all the places in India (n=116)

Lack of knowledge about India (n=150)

But 79% respondents, at the end of the interview mentioned that they would indeed like

to visit India at some point in the future, if not immediately.

4.5 India vis-à-vis other countries – Past outbound travel behaviour.

4.5.1 Type of trip (Package / Non-Package) opted for by past travellers

Overall, two-third of all travellers opted out of package tours and planned their tours

themselves. For India travellers, the proportion of non-package travellers was higher at

79%. Among travellers to other countries, 29% chose package tours.

Figure 54 Type of trip by destination of traveller

N (Responses) = 620



4.5.2 Type of trip opted for by past travellers

The most important type of trip opted for is the family leisure trip opted for by 68% India

travellers and 52% other country travellers. The next most significant category is that of

business sum leisure trips opted for by 26% India travellers and 30% of those travelling

to other countries. An important category of travellers to other countries, though not so

much for India is the leisure trippers with spouse or partner. India is not viewed by and

large as a romantic getaway. Figure 55 Type of trip opted for by past travellers

75%

25%

0%10%

20%30%

40%50%

60%70%

80%

Non-Package Package

Total Past Travellers (N=1804 Respondents)

79%

21%

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

Non-Package Package

India (N=902 Respondents)

71%

29%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

Non-Package Package

Other Countries (N=902 Respondents)

Package or Non-Package Trip opted by Past Travellers



4.5.3 Mode of Booking by Past Travellers

Over 60% of all travellers prefer to book their travel on their own rather than hiring a tour

agent. Preference for tour agents is only slightly higher for India travellers (40%) as

opposed to those going to other countries (36%).

Figure 56 Mode of booking for past travellers by destination

60%

3%

28%

5% 0% 4%0%

10%20%30%40%50%60%70%

FamilyLeisure Trips

Familyadventureholidays

Businesscum Leisure

trips

Leisure tripswith my

spouse orpartner

Familyshopping

trips

Travel alone


68%

2%

26%

2% 0% 2%0%

10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%

Fam

ily Le

isure

Trips

Family

adventu

re holid

ays

Business

cum Le

isure

trips

Travel

alone


52%

4%

30%

8%1% 5%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Fam

ily Le

isure

Trips

Family

adventu

re holid

ays

Business

cum Le

isure

trips

Leisu

re tr

ips w

ith m

y spouse

..Fa

mily

shopping t

rips

Travel a

lone


Type of Trip Taken by Past Travellers



59%

3%

38%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

Self (Internet) Self (Counter) Travel Operator / Agent


58%

2%

40%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

Self (Internet) Self (Counter) Travel Operator /Agent


61%

3%

36%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

Self (Internet) Self (Counter) Travel Operator/ Agent


Mode of Booking by Past Travellers



4.5.4 Source of Booking Information for Past Travellers

Data clearly reveals that the internet is an extremely relevant source of information for all

travellers. Over 75% of all responses received from both sets of travellers indicated this

though family and friends are also consulted occasionally. Figure 57 Source of booking information for past travellers

6%

2%

77%

1%

0%

11%

3%

0%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Travel portals

Books

Websites / Internet

Brochures

Tourism Office

Friends / Relatives

Past Visits

Other


5%

1%

78%

1%

0%

13%

2%

0%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Travel portals

Books

Websites / Internet

Brochures

Tourism Office

Friends / Relatives

Past Visits

Other


9%

2%

75%

0%

0%

10%

3%

0%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%

Travel portals

Books

Websites / Internet

Brochures

Tourism Office

Friends / Relatives

Past Visits

Other


Source of Information for Mode of Booking by Past Travellers



4.5.5 Trip Budget of Past Travellers Among travellers coming to India, maximum respondents had trip budgets of AED 5000

to AED 10,000 per head (60% of all respondents). Around 17% respondents had

budgets lower than AED 5000. The travellers to other countries present a slightly

different picture. The percentage of respondents in the AED 5000 to 8000 is somewhat

lower at 26% and high spenders with more than AED 20,000 per capita budgeted for

comprise 10% of the respondents as opposed to 5% of India travellers. In fact

respondents with travel budgets greater than AED 10,000 per head comprise 29% of the

other country respondents as compared to 23% among India travellers.

Figure 58Trip budget of past travellers by destination

4.5.6 Trip Budget vs. Trip Duration of Past Travellers to India Among visitors to India, the largest category of travellers (50%) is one that stays for a

duration of a week to a month. A substantial 46% also stays beyond four weeks. In

comparison, short duration visitors staying less than a week is only about 4% of the

respondents.

4%

14%

31%

25%

11%

8%

7%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40%

Less than 3000 AED

3001-5000 AED

5001-8000 AED

8001-10000 AED

10001-15000 AED

15001-20000 AED

Above 20000 AED


3%

14%

36%

24%

12%

6%

5%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%

Less than 3000 AED

3001-5000 AED

5001-8000 AED

8001-10000 AED

10001-15000 AED

15001-20000 AED

Above 20000 AED


5%

14%

26%

26%

10%

9%

10%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%

Less than 3000 AED

3001-5000 AED

5001-8000 AED

8001-10000 AED

10001-15000 AED

15001-20000 AED

Above 20000 AED


Trip Budget of Past Travellers



Further, the budget category of INR 1lakh-2lakh and INR 2lakh-3lakh constitute 36% and

24% of the respondents respectively. In essence 60% of the respondents are in the INR

1lakh-3lakh category. Another 12% are those willing to spend between 3 and 4lakh.

Now, the purpose of this analysis is to see how budget per head per trip varies with

duration of trip. If one were to proceed with the assumption that budgets are higher for

long duration trips one would be surprised by the outcomes. The above mentioned

pattern of budgets remains more or less similar across the duration of trips. This is a

singular observation in the sense that these budgets are per capita per trip rather than

per capita per day. Hence the fact that the proportion of big spenders or high value

customers does not increase with longer trip duration shows that those coming in for

short trips though smaller in number are the jet setters who come for specific official or

MICE purposes, stay in starred hotels and avail of air travel. Hence their cost baskets

are big if not numerous.

Table 27 Trip budget versus trip duration for past travellers to India

Trip Budget in INR Trip Duration Total

Less than one week

1-4 weeks

More than 4 weeks

Below 50000 No. of Responses 2 11 10 23

% of Total 0% 1% 1% 3%

50000-99999 No. of Responses 6 68 56 130

% of Total 1% 7% 6% 14%

100000-199999 No. of Responses 12 176 137 325

% of Total 1% 19% 15% 36%

200000-299999

No. of Responses 10 104 104 218

% of Total 1% 11% 11% 24%

300000-399999


% of Total 0% 5% 6% 11%

400000-499999


% of Total 0% 3% 3% 6%

Above 500000 No. of Responses 3 23 18 44

% of Total 0% 2% 2% 5%

Total No. of Responses 39 451 412 902

% of Total 4% 50% 46% 100%



4.5.7 Trip Budget vs. Type of Trip of Past Travellers to India Most respondents reported to have embarked upon family leisure trips (68%). The next

most pertinent reason for travelling to India lay in business purposes, though often these

trips are of a mixed nature where a degree of local sightseeing is thrown in with the

primary business objective.

Table 28 Trip budget versus type of trip for past travellers to India

Trip Budget in

INR

Type of Trip Total

Family Leisure

Trips

Family adventure holidays

Business cum

Leisure trips

Leisure trips

with my spouse

or partner

Family shopping

trips

Travel alone

Below 50000

No. of Responses

16 2 3 0 0 2 23

% of Total 2% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 3%

50000-99999

No. of Responses

83 4 38 3 0 2 130

% of Total 9% 0% 4% 0% 0% 0% 14%

100000-199999

No. of Responses

237 6 67 9 0 8 327

% of Total 26% 1% 7% 1% 0% 1% 36%

200000-299999

No. of Responses

143 2 62 6 1 4 218

% of Total 16% 0% 7% 1% 0% 0% 24%

300000-399999

No. of Responses

63 3 29 3 2 3 103

% of Total 7% 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% 11%

400000-499999

No. of Responses

45 1 12 0 0 0 58

% of Total 5% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 6%

Above 500000

No. of Responses

28 2 13 0 0 0 43

% of Total 3% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 5%

Total No. of Responses

615 20 224 21 3 19 902

% of Total 68% 2% 25% 2% 0% 2% 100%

The spending patterns of the two types of trippers are also rather similar with the bulk of

the spenders in the INR 1lalkh to 4lakh category (75%) with a few outliers. Variations

exists across other trip types with some higher budgeting for family adventure trips but

the sample numbers are too small for us to draw any concrete conclusions for other

categories.



5 Chapter Five Prospective Outbound Travel Behaviour

______________________________________________________________________________

5.1 Profiling Information 5.1.1 By place of residence, age group, employment status, gender, origin,

and educational qualifications

5.1.1.1 Place of residence

The survey investigated 700 respondents (persons who intended to travel abroad in the

next one year) from the ANZ of which 526 or 75% were from Australia and 174 or 25%

were from New Zealand. 39% of the potential travellers were from Melbourne, 28% from

Sydney and about 9% from Canberra in Australia. 21% or 144 respondents hailed from

Auckland and 4% from Christchurch in New Zealand. Figure 59 Respondents by place of residence

144 respondents of 700 from Auckland, that is, 21%

270 respondents of 700 from Melbourne, that is, 39%

63 respondents of 700 from Canberra, that is, 9%

193 respondents of 700 from Sydney, that is, 28%

28 respondents of 700 from Christchurch, that is, 4%.



5.1.1.2 Age categories

40% of the respondents, that is, 281 respondents were between 26 to 35 years of age.

31% of the respondents that is 219 were in the age group of 36 to 50 years. Overall,

71% of the respondents were in their peak productive years between 26 and 50 years of

age. 17% constituted younger people in the age group of 18 to 25 years.

Table 29Respondents across age categories

Age categories No. of respondents Percentage

Below 18 years 12 2%

18-25 years 121 17%

26-35 years 281 40%

36-50 years 219 31%

51-60 years 49 7%

Above 61 years 18 3%

Total 700 100%



5.1.1.3 Employment status

53% respondents were employed full time (367 of 700 respondents). Other important

segments were part time employees and homemakers constituting 14% and 13%

respectively. As many as 91 respondents each were students/researchers and business-

persons constituting 16% of the respondents. Figure 60Employment status of respondents

Employment status of prospective travellers(labels show employment status, no. of respondents,

percentage)

1%

0%8%

13%

8%

14%53%

3%Employed full time(n=367)Employed part-time(n=91)Homemaker (n=89)

Student / researcher(n=59)Business (n=59)

Retired (n=24)

Unemployed (n=7)

Pensioner (n=3)

N (Respondents) = 700.



5.1.1.4 Gender

Women constituted about 50% of the survey participants (prospective travellers).

Overall, 353 prospective female travellers were interviewed during the primary survey

across the five cities.

Table 30Respondents by gender

Gender No. of respondents Percentage

Male 347 50%

Female 353 50%

Total 700 100%

5.1.1.5 Country of origin

42% of the 700 respondents were original inhabitants of the ANZ. 27% were immigrants

from other countries settled in the ANZ. The rest were PIOs (persons of Indian origin) or

NRIs (non-resident Indians). Since 69% of the travellers have no cultural or familial

connections with India, the outcomes of the survey strongly reflect the intentions of ANZ

travellers without much bias towards India as home. Figure 61 Country of origin of the potential traveller

Country of origin of the potential traveller (labels show origin, no. of respondents, percentage)

42%

16%

15%

27%

0%Original inhabitant(n=295)

PIO (n=114)

Immigrant (n=188)

NRI (n=102)

Others (n=2)




5.1.1.6 Educational Qualifications

About 78% of the 7000 respondents were at least graduates or had some technical or

professional qualification. Only 22% of the respondents had not completed at least

Higher Secondary schooling. So overall, the respondent universe was well-educated and

aware.

Table 31Educational qualifications of prospective travellers

Educational Qualification No. of respondents

Percentage

No formal education 7 1%

Primary 5 1%

Secondary 23 3%

Higher secondary 119 17%

Graduate and above 461 66%

Technical / Professional 82 12%

Other 2 0%

Total 700 100%

5.1.2 By expenditure per month

For Australia 31% of the respondents were spending AUD 1000 to AUD 1999 per month

on household expenses. For 41% of the respondents (216 respondents of 700), monthly

household expenditure ranged between AUD 2000 and AUD 2999. Another 19%

respondents spent more than AUD 3000 per month on household expenses. About 10%

of the respondents were in the lower spending categories of less than AUD 1000 per

month.

Table 32Prospective travellers by monthly household expenditure (Australia)

Monthly household expenditure (in AUD) No. of respondents Percentage

Less than 1000 51 10%

1000 - 1999 161 31%

2000 - 2999 216 41%

3000 - 5000 79 15%

More than 5000 19 4%

Total 526 100%

For New Zealand 30% of the respondents were spending NZD 1000 to NZD 1999 per

month on household expenses. For 20% of the respondents (35 respondents of 174,



monthly household expenditure ranged between NZD 2000 and NZD 2999. Another

26% respondents spent more than NZD 3000 per month on household expenses. About

23% of the respondents were in the lower spending categories of less than NZD 1000

per month.

Table 33 Prospective travellers by monthly household expenditure (New Zealand)

Monthly household expenditure (in NZD) No. of respondents Percentage

Less than 1000 40 23%

1000 - 1999 53 30%

2000 - 2999 35 20%

3000 - 5000 30 17%

More than 5000 16 9%

Total 174 100%



5.2 General Travel Behaviour

5.2.1 Types of trip 63% the respondents (449 of 700 respondents) wish to primarily go on family leisure trip.

A considerable section also intends to go for business cum leisure trips (21%, that is,

144 of 700 respondents). 42 of the 700 respondents intend to travel alone. An equal

proportion (5%) of respondents wished to take family adventure holidays or go on leisure

trip with spouse or partner. Figure 62Respondents by purpose of travel

Purpose of overseas trip(labels show purpose of travel, no. of respondents,

percentage)

63%

21%

5%6% 5%

Family leisure trips(n=449)

Business cum leisuretrips (n=144)

Travel alone (n=42)

Family adventureholidays (n=33)

Leisure trips withspouse or partner(n=32)

5.2.2 Mode of booking

56% (395 of 700) respondents mentioned that they would book their tickets over the

internet while 41% (286 of 700) expressed the intention of approaching travel agents. 19

of the 700 respondents said that they would book their tickets themselves at the counter.




5.2.3 Sources of help for booking information

The 395 respondents who did not intend to consult tour operators were asked to indicate

sources of assistance they would approach in order to book their tickets for the overseas

trip (they were given the freedom to choose multiple options). 77% of the 414 responses

received revealed that the internet was a very important source of information for

travellers as well as a powerful tool for sorting out travel modalities. 9% responses

showed that on occasion friends and relatives could also be consulted. No one

mentioned the India Tourism Office as a potential source of information. Figure 63Sources of booking information

Sources of booking information

2%

2%

3%

8%

9%

77%

Brochures (n=8)

Books (n=9)

Past visits (n=11)

Travel portals (n=32)

Friends / relatives (n=37)

Websites / internet (n=318)

N (Responses) = 414



5.2.4 Type of tour operator used

Among those intending to approach tour operators for ticketing assistance, (286 of 700

respondents) 50% said that they would approach operators from the ANZ. Another 35%

were willing to approach multi-country operators. Only 4% mentioned that they would

approach tour operators from India.

Table 34 Type of tour operator to be consulted

Type of Tour Operators No. of respondents Percentage

Tour operator in India 12 4%

Freelance travel agents 18 6%

Multi country tour operator 101 35%

Tour operator that operates in ANZ 141 50%

Other 14 5%

Total 286 100%

5.2.5 Tour operators selection criteria

In the choice of the tour operator, for these 286 respondents, the package options and

its merits in terms of suitability to client’s needs as well as the overall deal and costs

entailed were important deciding factors. Travel insurance and presence of the tour

operator followed next.

Table 35Criteria for choosing tour operators

Criteria for choosing a tour operator (for 286 respondents of 700) Rank

Package options 1

Catering to client needs 2

Cost of package 3

Better package deal 4

Availability of travel insurance 5

Presence of the tour operator 6

Brand name 7



5.2.6 Number of tour operators contacted and number of months in advance contacted

Of the 286 respondents who mentioned that they would approach tour operators, 34%

said that they would contact at least 2 operators before reaching a decision. 36%

expressed the intention of approaching 3 or more operators before they took a decision. Figure 64No. of tour operators the respondents intended to contact before coming to a decision

44% respondents mentioned that they would contact the travel operator at least a month

or two before they intended to travel. Another 29% mentioned that they might do so even

2 to 4 months in advance. Figure 65Months in advance that tour operator would be contacted

Months in advance that tour agent would be contacted

14%

44%

29%

10%

3%

Less than1 month(n=40)

1-2months(n=126)

2-4months(n=82)

4-6months(n=28)

More than6 months

(n=9)




5.2.7 Mode of payment preferred

Most preferred mode of payment for travelling abroad is through credit card. This is

followed by payment through cheque and then cash.

Table 36Preferred mode of payment during overseas travel

Mode of payment Weighted average Rank

Credit card 2.26 1

Cheque 2.15 2

Cash 2.06 3

Online 1.91 4

Debit 1.73 5

5.2.8 Type of accommodation to be availed

The 700 prospective travellers were questioned about the type of accommodation that

they would prefer during their trip. 48% of the respondent clearly intended to stay with

friends or family. About 29 % of intending travellers were willing to look at mid-range or

budget hotels rather than star category hotels (105 of 700 respondents, that is, 15%

chose starred hotels). Figure 66Respondents by preferred of accommodation type

respondents, percentage)

6%

15%

11%

18%

48%

2%

Staying withfriends/family (n=335)

Mid range hotels(n=124)

Star category hotels(n=105)


Resorts (n=43)

Others (n=14)




5.2.9 Estimated expenditure

When the estimated allocation of travel budget across cost baskets is analysed, it is

found that accommodation and ticket and associated expenses constitute a major

proportion of the expenses—51% of spends for non-package travellers and 45% for

package travellers. About one-fifth of expenditure allocation is on food and alcoholic

beverages for package travellers. For non-package travellers this is about 16%.

Table 37Estimated expenditure across cost baskets

Cost basket Package (Average amt in INR per trip of about

2 weeks with 2-3 members per group)

Non-package (Average amt in INR per trip of about 2 weeks with 2-3 members

per group)

Package Non-package

Accommodation 41900 75262 19% 28%

International Travel

58704 62461 26% 23%

Local Travel 28718 37665 13% 14%

Food including Alcohol

44658 44704 20% 16%

Others 52311 53267 23% 19%

Total 226291 273359 100% 100%

5.2.10 Reason for availing travel insurance if any

70% of prospective travellers (488 respondents) wished to opt for travel insurance.

Majority (86%) said that this was part of regular precaution they took while travelling.



5.3 Travel Behaviour of Prospective Visitors to India

Of the 700 prospective travellers interviewed, 200 expressed the intention of visiting

India in the near future.

5.3.1 Reason for choosing India as a travel destination

Respondents were asked to share their reasons for choosing India as a travel

destination and they were given the freedom to choose multiple options. A total of 480

responses were received from the 200 respondents of which 169 responses indicated

the desire to meet family and friends as the driving reason. It may be surmised that

these responses have been elicited largely from persons of Indian origin and non-

resident Indians among the respondents (216 persons). If one were to set aside this

particular reason then the next most important reason for people intending to visit India

in the near future is to experience its culture, heritage, cuisines, fairs and festivals (30%

of 480 responses). India’s hill stations, beaches, wildlife, and scenic tourist spots offer

other attractions. Figure 67Reasons for choosing India for next trip

Reasons for choosing India

35%15%

9%7%7%

6%6%

4%4%4%

1%1%1%0%0%0%

To meet friends and relatives (n=169)Culture (n=73)

Hill stations and mountains (n=43)Heritage (n=33)

Shopping (n=32)Variety of food on offer (n=29)

Official (n=29)Fairs and festivals (n=20)

Religious places (n=18)Beaches (n=18)

Wildlife/adventure sports (n=6)Scenic tourist spots (n=5)

Medical tourism (n=3)Yoga and meditation (n=1)

MICE (n=1)Theme parks (n=0)

N (Responses) = 480



5.3.2 Intention of visiting only India or a sub-regional trip

97% of these 200 respondents intended to visit India only and not as part of a regional

tour to South Asia.

5.3.3 Awareness of destinations in India and intention of visiting them

The 200 respondents were queried about the cities they were aware of and planning to

visit during their next trip. The most preferred destinations were revealed to be Kerala,

Hyderabad, Delhi, Mumbai, Agra, Jaipur, and Goa.

Examination of the responses shows that the while a large number of respondents were

aware of Gaya, Varanasi, Chennai, Bangalore, and Kolkata, very few of these persons

intended to visit these cities. For instance, of the 166 respondents who knew about

Gaya, only 2 intended to actually visit the place. At one end of the spectrum where 92%

of the persons who were aware of Kerala were planning to be here; the same for Gaya

was a mere 1%. Figure 68Preferred destinations in India

Awareness about a city and its traction for visitors

66%

54%

27% 23% 22%13% 11% 7% 5% 1%

31%

84% 83%

31%

91% 93%99% 97%

92%

91%

94%

92%

88%

90%

83%87%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

120%

Kerela (n

=168)

Hydera

bad (n=166)

Delhi (n=132)

Mum

bai (n=108)

Agra (n

=54)Ja

ipur (n=45)

Goa (n=43)

Banga

lore (n

=25)Chennai

(n=21)

Kolkata (

n=14)

Varanasi

(n=10)Gaya

(n=2)

Others

(n=62)

% r

espo

nden

ts

% planning to visit % aware of city

N (Respondents) = 200 ‘n’ represents number of respondents who intend to visit the city



5.3.4 Source of information regarding India

Respondents were asked to indicate their source of information about India and they

were given the freedom to select multiple options. Travellers, who planned to visit India

in the near future, have largely known about India because this was the country of their

roots; about 36% of responses received indicated this (146 of 401 responses). Hence

friends and relatives are revealed as a very important source of information (38% or 154

of 401 responses). Many of them had visited India before (9% of responses). 8% or 34

of 401 responses reveal website/internet as information source. It is pertinent to note

that merely 1 of the 460 responses received indicated that traveller had heard about

India from the Incredible India Road Shows. Figure 69Sources of information about India

Sources of information about India

2%

1%

1%

3%

8%

9%

36%

38%

Any other (n=7)

Bus wraps/taxi wraps (n=3)

Magazines/books (n=6)

Television (n=13)



Roots in India (n=146)


`

Decomposing “Any other”

Source of information No. of respondents Percentage of 401 responses

FM Radio 0 0.00%

Posters/billboards 1 0.25%

Incredible India Road shows 1 0.25%

Digital (Face book/You Tube) 1 0.25%

Fairs & Festivals (India Stall) 1 0.25%

Give aways (Festivals) 1 0.25%

Others 2 0.50%

N (Responses) = 401



5.3.5 Time of visit to India

The preferred months of intended visit are seen to peak in the third quarter of the year

that is July to September, with another peak in December. Figure 70Preferred month for potential visit to India

10% 10%

12%12%

4%

6%

9%

9%

3%

4%

13%

9%

Janu

ary

(n=6

)

Febr

uary

(n=8

)

Mar

ch(n

=8)

Apri

l(n

=12)

May

(n=1

7)

June

(n=1

8)

July

(n=1

9)

Augu

st(n

=24)

Sept

embe

r(n

=26)

Oct

ober

(n=1

8)

Nov

embe

r(n

=20)

Dec

embe

r(n

=24)

5.3.6 Duration of stay

71% of the 200 respondents intend to stay for a period of two weeks to a month. 19%

intended to stay for periods longer than a month.

Table 38Duration of stay in India

Duration of stay No. of respondents Percentage

Up to 1 week 3 2%

1 to 2 weeks 18 9%

2 weeks to a month 142 71%

More than one month 37 19%

Total respondents 200 100%




5.3.7 Reason for booking through a tour operator while visiting India From the 200 respondents who planned to come to India in their next visit, 191

expressed the intention of approaching a tour operator. They felt the need for an

intermediary primarily due to paucity of time (46% of 191 respondents) or because they

were more comfortable seeking the tour operator’s advice rather than doing the finding

out themselves (48%).

Table 39Reason for approaching tour operator

Reason for approaching tour operator No. of respondents Percentage

Less information available about India 9 5%

No credible source of information 4 2%

Don’t have time 87 46%

More comfortable with tour operator 91 48%

Total 191 100%



5.4 Travel Behaviour of Prospective Visitors to Other Countries

Of the 700 respondents in the ‘prospective travellers’ segment, 500 respondents who

intended to travel to countries other than India in the next one year were interviewed.

5.4.1 Countries to visit

Among the 500 respondents who intend to travel out of ANZ in the next year (except

India), the maximum visits are planned for US and UK followed by Australia (for New

Zealanders), and Fiji. New Zealand is an attractive destination for Australians. Within

Europe, France is cited as an attractive destination. Visits are also planned for Thailand

and Canada. China finds place among the top ten destinations both among those who

have travelled before as well as prospective travellers. These top ten destinations

constitute 67% of the potential outflow of tourists from ANZ, as per the survey. Figure 71Favoured destinations for those intending to travel to countries other than India

Top ten destinations intended to be visited

14%

11%

10%

8%

5%

5%

4%

4%

3%

3%China (n=14)

France (n=16)

Canada (n=21)

Thailand (n=21)

Europe (n=23)

New Zealand (n=25)

Fiji (n=41)

Australia (n=48)

UK (n=57)

USA (n=71)

5.4.2 Drivers / reasons for visiting foreign locales

Respondents were asked the main reasons why they intended to travel overseas in the

near future and they were given the freedom to select multiple options. 500 responses




were received from 500 respondents. The top most reason for travel was cited as

leisure/recreation (55% responses of 500). The other important driver was visiting

friends and relatives (20% of 500 responses). Business purposes were also a driver at

13% of 500 responses. Figure 72Reason for travelling overseas

Reasons for travelling abroad

1%

1%

1%

3%

4%

13%

20%

55%

Education/research (n=5)

Religious (n=5)

Other (n=7)

Shopping (n=15)

Heritage/culture (n=19)

Business (n=67)

Visiting friends and relatives (n=101)

Leisure/recreation (n=277)

`

N (Responses) = 500



5.4.3 Sources of information on the destinations to visit

Respondents were asked to list the sources of information they intended to tap to know

about their destination countries. They had the freedom to select multiple options. 585

responses were yielded by 500 respondents. Important sources of information regarding

destination countries are friends and relatives (39% of all responses) and the internet,

26% if all responses. A substantial percentage had made previous trips to the country

(18% of all responses). Figure 73 Sources of information about destination countries

Sources of information about destinations to be visited

0%

1%

1%

1%

2%

2%

4%

7%

18%

26%

39%

Consumer fairs and exhibitions (n=2)

Posters / billboards (n=4)


Any other (n=4)

Television (n=12)

Hollywood movies (n=14)


Magazines / books (n=43)




`

5.4.4 Awareness of India as a tourist destination

87% of 500 respondents were aware of India as a potential destination before they took

their decision to head elsewhere.

5.4.5 Intention of visiting India

46% of the 500 respondents expressed their intention to visit India next time. 271

respondents were clear that they would not be visiting India is any subsequent visit.

N (Responses) = 585



5.4.6 Primary attractions of India / motivation for visiting India

Those 229 respondents, who expressed interest in visiting India in subsequent trips,

were asked about the primary attractions that they perceived to be offered in India. The

query elicited 580 responses as multiple options were permitted. They evinced interest

in India’s monuments, forts, palaces (16% of the responses), hill stations and mountains

(14% of responses), museums (13% of responses), religious places and fairs & festivals

(10% each). Figure 74 Products of interest in future India visit

Products of interest in India visit in the future

0%1%

2%3%

3%3%

8%8%8%

10%10%

13%14%

16%

MICE (n=2)Official (n=4)

Theme parks (12)Medical tourism (n=15)

Yoga, spiritualism and meditation (n=19)Wildlife/adventure sports (n=19)

Cuisines (n=46)Beaches (n=46)

Shopping (n=48)Fairs & Festivals (n=56)Religious places (n=60)

Museums (n=77)Hill stations and mountains (n=83)Monuments, forts, palaces (n=95)

`

N (Responses) = 580



5.4.7 Intention and reason for choosing an intermediary for India travel

71% of these 229 respondents felt that if they were to visit to India, they would plan it

themselves rather than go through a tour operator. Of the 66 persons who did express

the intention of hiring a tour operator, 30 felt that the intermediary would provide relevant

information about India. Another 23 felt that going through a tour operator would improve

convenience and ease of travelling. Table 40Reasons for going through a tour operator

Reason for hiring a tour operator No. of respondents Percentage Convenience and ease of travelling 23 35%

Greater time efficiency 11 16% Better deals 2 3%

Comprehensive information about India 30 45% Total respondents 66 100%



5.4.8 Reasons for rejecting India as a tourist destination and intention of India visit in far future

The 271 respondents who were clearly disinclined to visit India in the future were asked

to present the reasons for such a decision. They were encouraged to provide multiple

reasons. These 271 respondents provided 271 responses to this query. The driving

reasons for not planning a visit to India lay in lack of knowledge about India (20% of 271

responses). Other deterrents were the notion that there would not be enough time to visit

all the tourist attractions that India had to offer (16% of 271 responses). Some

respondents cited concerns about lack of good facilities (14%) and also that India was

comparatively expensive and crowded (8% each). ‘Other’ reasons offered was that India

was too far, climate was not suitable, or that it was not convenient to travel with children

to India. These miscellaneous reasons contributed 22% of all responses. Figure 75 Reasons for not intending to travel to India

Reasons for rejecting India as a destination for the near future

22%

20%

16%

14%

12%

8%

8%

Other (n=60)

Lack of knowledge about India (n=53)

No time to travel to all the places in India (n=42)

Poor facilities, hotels and transport (n=38)

Security concerns (n=33)

Too crowded (n=22)

Comparatively expensive (n=22)

`

But 80% respondents, at the end of the interview mentioned that they would indeed like

to visit India at some point in the future, if not immediately.

N (Responses) = 271



5.5 India vis-à-vis other countries – intending outbound travel behaviour

5.5.1 Origin of Prospective travellers Respondents among prospective travellers headed for India were largely comprised of

immigrant population to ANZ (38%). PIOs and NRIs constituted another 48%. Only 14%

of these respondents were original Australian or New Zealanders. On the contrary

among prospective travellers to other countries, 54% were original Australians or New

Zealanders. Immigrants constituted only 23% and PIOs and NRIs another 23%. Figure 76 Country of origin of prospective travellers by destination

42%

16%

27%

15%

0%0%5%

10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%

Aninhabitant

of thecountry

PIO Animmigrantsettled in

the country

An NRI Others

Total Intending Travellers (N=700 Respondents)

14%

26%

38%

22%

0%0%5%

10%15%20%25%30%35%40%

Aninhabitant

of thecountry


the country

An NRI Others


54%

12%

23%

11%

0%0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Aninhabitant

of thecountry


the country

An NRI Others


Origin of Prospective Travellers



5.5.2 Type of Trip Undertaken by Prospective travellers The most important type of trip opted for is the family leisure trip opted for by 68% India

travellers and 63% other country travellers. The next most significant category is that of

business sum leisure trips opted for by 19% India travellers and 21% of those travelling

to other countries. An important category of travellers to other countries, though not so

much for India are those travelling alone (16%). Lone prospective travellers to India

comprised only 5% of the respondents. Figure 77 Type of trip undertaken by prospective travellers

64%

5%

21%

4%

6%

13%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80%

Family leisure

Family adventuretrips

Business/leisuretrips

Leisure trips withmy spouse

Family shoppingtrips

Travel alone


68%

4%

19%

4%

5%

5%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%

Family leisure trips

Family adventure trips

Business/leisure trips

Leisure trips with myspouse

Family shopping trips

Travel alone


63%

5%

21%

5%

6%

16%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

Family leisure trips

Family adventure trips

Business /leisure trips

Leisure trips with myspouse

Family shopping trips

Travel alone


Type of Trip Undertaken by Prospective Travellers



5.5.3 Mode of Booking for Trip by Prospective travellers Around 60% of all travellers showed preference to book their travel on their own rather

than hiring a tour agent. Preference for tour agents is only slightly higher for India

travellers (42%) as opposed to those going to other countries (40%). Figure 78 Mode of booking for prospective travellers by destination

56%

3%

41%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%



57%

1%

42%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%



56%

4%

40%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%



Mode of Booking for Trip by Intending Travellers



5.5.4 Source of Booking Information for Prospective Travellers Data clearly reveals that the internet is an extremely relevant source of information for all

travellers. Over 75% of all responses received from both sets of prospective travellers

indicated this, though family and friends could also be consulted occasionally. Figure 79 Source of booking information for prospective travellers

8%

2%

77%

2%

0%

8%

3%

0%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Travel Portals

Books

Websites / Internet

Brochures

Tourism Office

Friends / Relatives

Past Visits

Other


5%

0%

79%

3%

0%

11%

2%

0%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Travel Portals

Books

Websites / Internet

Brochures

Tourism Office

Friends / Relatives

Past Visits

Other


9%

3%

76%

1%

0%

8%

3%

0%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%

Travel Portals

Books

Websites / Internet

Brochures

Tourism Office

Friends / Relatives

Past Visits

Other


Source of Information for Booking of Trip by Intending Travellers



5.5.5 Accommodation to be opted by prospective travellers Among those headed for India 68% of them were certain that they would be staying with

friends or family in their homes. This is expected given the large percentage of PIOs and

NRIs among the respondents. On the contrary, only 28% of those hoping to visit other

countries were planning to stay with friends or family. 25% were planning to stay in mid-

range hotels, 21% in star category and 14% in budget hotels. 10% mentioned that they

would stay in luxury resorts. Figure 80 Accommodation preferences of prospective travellers by destination

6%

15%

18%

11%

48%

2%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

Resorts

Star category hotels

Mid range hotels

Budget hotels

Staying with friends/family

Others


2%

9%

10%

9%

68%

2%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80%India (N=200 Respondents)

10%

21%

25%

14%

28%

2%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%Other Countries (N=500 Respondents)

Accommodation to be opted by Prospective Travellers



5.5.6 Distributing expenses across cost baskets: package and non-package trips opted for by prospective travellers

Anticipated average costs per head per trip were found to be higher among non-package

travellers as opposed to those expecting to avail of package deals. Package travellers

expect to spend less on accommodation but more on international travel as well as

consumables as compared to non-package travellers.

Prospective travellers who wish to opt for package tours to India expect to spend 21%

on accommodation and 28% on international travel. They expect to spend only 10% on

local travel, 21% and 19% each on consumables and sundry costs.

The pattern is the quite different for those who wish to opt for package tours to other

parts of the world. They expect to spend 18% on accommodation and 22% on

international travel. They expect to spend only 16% each on local travel and consumable

costs. However, they expect to incur sundry and incidental costs of 28%.

Among those prospective travellers who wish to opt out of package deals, the pattern of

intended spends is slightly different for India travellers vis a vis others. India travellers

intend to spend comparatively less on accommodation (25% vis a vis 29% for other

travellers) and local travel but they feel the need to spend more on international travel

(24% vis a vis 22% for other travellers). They also expect to spend more on food in India

than in other countries (18% vis a vis 15% for other travellers). Compared to package

travellers, non-package travellers to India have a higher component of sundry and

miscellaneous expenses owed to the unstructured nature of the trip. However this is not

true for travellers to other countries.



Figure 81Comparing costs across cost baskets for package and non-package prospective travellers by destination

Package or Non-Package Trip opted by Intending Travellers (Per Head)

19% 21%18%

26% 28%22%

13%10%

16%20% 21%

16%23%

19%

28%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

Total Intending Travellers Intending India Travellers Intending Other CountryTravellers

Accomodation


Local Travel

Food Including Alcohol

Others

28%25%

29%23% 24% 22%

14% 12%16%16% 18%

15%19% 21%

18%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

Total Intending Travellers Intending India Travellers Intending Other CountryTravellers

Accomodation


Local Travel

Food Including Alcohol

Others

Package Total (average) Spend in INR= 226291

Non-Package Total (average) Spend in INR=273359

Increase

Decrease



5.5.7 Package or Non-Package Trip opted by Prospective Travellers (Per Head)

The above chart shows average expenditure that the intending travellers hope to incure

in their intended trip abroad. The first two stacked bars shows the difference of intended

cost of accomodation, international travel, local travel, food and other expenditure

between package and non package trips. The middle two stack bars shows the

difference of intended cost of accomodation, international travel, local travel, food and

other expenditure between packaged India trip and packaged non India trip. Similarly the

last two stacked bars shows the difference of intended cost of accomodation,

international travel, local travel, food and other expenditure between non packaged India

trip and non packaged non India trip.

From this chart it can be observed, that in terms of accomodation, international travel,

local travel, a package India trip in the near future costs an intending traveller more than

a package trip to other countries in the near future. Similar characteristic can be

observed when a non package India trip is compared to a non package non India trip, in

terms of accomodation, international travel, food and other expenditures.

Package or Non-Package Trip opted by Intending Travellers (Per Head)

4190075262 58500

3360067100 79728

58704

62461 75650

40218

66061 5929128718

37665 27200

29983

31216 4329544658

44704 58550

30767

482464144852311

53267 52511

52111

57581 49033

20000

120000

220000

P-Total IntendingTravellers

NP-TotalIntendingTravellers

P-Intending IndiaTravellers

P-Intending OtherCountry Travellers

NP-IntendingIndia Travellers

NP-IntendingOther Country

Travellers

Accomodation International Travel Local Travel Food Including Alcohol Others



5.6 Projections for Future Outbound Travel – Australia

5.6.1 Factors Considered

For the purpose of forecasting the future trends of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTA’s) to

India from Australia, various factors were considered. The first factor is “Gross Domestic

Product of a country” which is an indicator of the standard of living of the people of a

country. Any change in the standard of living of the people will directly affect the number

of outbound trips taken by them and also the amount that they are willing to pay for that

trip. The second factor considered is the “Exchange Rate” (Australian Dollar to Indian

Rupee). A low exchange rate lowers the price of a country's goods for consumers in

other countries. The third factor considered is “Inflation Rate” which is the percentage

rate of change in price level over a period of time. Price is one of the most important

factors for any consumer to make a demand decision. The final factor considered is

“GDP Per Capita”. This is the amount of money that each individual gets in that

particular country and in turn gives an idea of the willingness to spend on foreign trips.

5.6.2 Implication of Factors

The financial downturn in 2009 affected the entire world and also the economy of

Australia. Tourism was also one of the sectors that got affected by the financial crisis

leading to a decline in the inbound and outbound travellers.

Post this crisis the economy is much more resilient to any other such change and has

scope to grow further and so does the tourism industry of Australia like all other

industries, tourism industry, though still burdened with effects of the economic downturn,

showed the proof of recovery as more tourists decided to visit India in 2010 than in 2009.

This should lead to an increase in the total Australia outbound travellers and in turn an

increase in the Australia outbound travellers to India.

5.6.3 Method of forecasting

To arrive at the future trends of FTA’s we have considered three possible approaches

i.e. “Optimistic Approach” which is the approach based on the current growth trends we

have considered a compounded average growth rate (CAGR) of 13.9% for the period

2001 to 2009. “Most Likely Approach” assuming that all factors considered for the



forecast grow at a constant rate- we have taken the rate as 8.1% which is the growth of

the total foreign tourist arrivals to in India in 2010 as compared to 2009. “Pessimistic

Approach” assuming the possibility that any future calamity can affect the factors

considered- we have taken the rate as 7%.

5.6.4 Forecast of outbound tourists from Australia

Figure 82 Forecast of outbound tourists from Australia

*predicted values Note: To arrive at these figures, the base years considered are 2001 to 2009 (both inclusive). Please note that these figures were arrived assuming that economic, social and political conditions of both India and Australia will remain as it was during the time period based on which these figures have been projected. Occurrence of any contingency or event might affect the figures as given above.



5.7 Projections for Future Outbound Travel – New Zealand

5.7.1 Factors Considered

For the purpose of forecasting the future trends of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTA’s) to

India from New Zealand, various factors were considered. The first factor is “Gross

Domestic Product of a country” which is an indicator of the standard of living of the

people of a country. Any change in the standard of living of the people will directly affect

the number of outbound trips taken by them and also the amount that they are willing to

pay for that trip. The second factor considered is the “Exchange Rate” (New Zealand

Dollar to Indian Rupee). A low exchange rate lowers the price of a country's goods for

consumers in other countries. The third factor considered is “Inflation Rate” which is the

percentage rate of change in price level over a period of time. Price is one of the most

important factors for any consumer to make a demand decision. The final factor

considered is “GDP Per Capita”. This is the amount of money that each individual gets in

that particular country and in turn gives an idea of the willingness to spend on foreign

trips.

5.7.2 Implication of Factors

The financial downturn in 2009 affected the entire world and also the economy of New

Zealand. Tourism was also one of the sectors that got affected by the financial crisis

leading to a decline in the inbound and outbound travellers.

Post this crisis the economy is much more resilient to any other such change and has

scope to grow further and so does the tourism industry of New Zealand like all other

industries, tourism industry, though still burdened with effects of the economic downturn,

showed the proof of recovery as more tourists decided to visit India in 2010 than in 2009.

This should lead to an increase in the total New Zealand outbound travellers and in turn

an increase in the New Zealand outbound travellers to India.

5.7.3 Method of forecasting

To arrive at the future trends of FTA’s we have considered three possible approaches

i.e. “Optimistic Approach” which is the approach based on the current growth trends we

have considered a compounded average growth rate (CAGR) of 12.9% for the period



2001 to 2009. “Most Likely Approach” assuming that all factors considered for the

forecast grow at a constant rate- we have taken the rate as 8.1% which is the growth of

the total foreign tourist arrivals to in India in 2010 as compared to 2009. “Pessimistic

Approach” assuming the possibility that any future calamity can affect the factors

considered- we have taken the rate as 7%.

5.7.4 Forecast of outbound tourists from New Zealand

Figure 83 Forecast of outbound tourists from New Zealand

*predicted values Note: To arrive at these figures, the base years considered are 2001 to 2009 (both inclusive). Please note that these figures were arrived assuming that economic, social and political conditions of both India and New Zealand will remain as it was during the time period based on which these figures have been projected. Occurrence of any contingency or event might affect the figures as given above.



6 Chapter Six India Tourism Office

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6.1 India Tourism Activity Response of Past Travellers

The survey had specific focus on the impact of the promotional activities of India

Tourism Offices in the ANZ. Past travellers to India were asked to share their opinions

on various aspects of the India Tourism Office.

6.1.1 Awareness of India tourism office promotions and advertisements

42% or 379 of the 902 travellers who had been to India in the last three years were

aware of the existence of an India Tourism Office in their country. 59% were aware of

India Tourism promotional activity. They had learnt of India Tourism Offices from

promotional campaigns disseminated through TV advertisements, print media, and India

Festivals (67% of 1021 responses received). Figure 84 Source of information about India Tourism Office in the ANZ

Sources of information about India Tourism Promotional Campaigns

4%

6%

6%

6%

11%

18%

19%

30%


Billboards/hoardings (n=59)

Consumer Fair - India booth/stall (n=63)

FM Radio (n=64)

Road show (n=112)

Print advertisements (n=184)

India Festival (n=190)

TV advertisements (n=310)




6.1.2 Effectiveness of promotions and activities

35% of 379 respondents felt that these promotional campaigns were impressive and

communicative.

Table 41Effectiveness of promotions and activities

Effectiveness of Promotional Campaigns No. of respondents Percentage

Impressive and well communicative 94 71%

Duration of campaign is less 12 9%

Content lacking in clarity 17 13%

Visibility of campaign is less 9 7%

Total 133 100%

6.1.3 Influencing ability of promotional campaigns by India tourism office

35% of 379 respondents admitted that this did have some influence on their decision to

visit India.

6.1.4 India tourism office as information source for all destinations in India

Only 41% of 379 respondents felt that the information provided by the India Tourism

Office was adequate, which is a matter of concern.

6.2 India Tourism Activity Response of Intending Travellers

6.2.1 Awareness of India tourism office presence

Of the 200 prospective travellers who intended to visit India in the next visit, 56% were

aware of an India Tourism Office in the ANZ.

6.2.2 India tourism office approached or not

56% of those who were aware (that is, 58 respondents) had not approached the office

for assistance in planning the India trip.

6.2.3 Role of India tourism office in helping tourists plan a trip to India

Of the 46 persons who approached the India Tourism Office, 81 percent, that is 37 of

them received adequate support and guidance.



6.2.4 Evaluation of role of India tourism office in promoting India as a tourist destination

44% felt that the Indian Tourism Office was playing a positive role in promoting tourism

to India.

6.3 India Tourism Office activity qualitative evaluation

India Tourism Office is trying to promote India through its tour operators and travel

agents. While all the officials are decorous and polite, they lack marketing skills which

may be due to inherent limitations.

The expectations from India Tourism Office are very high among tour operators which it

is often unable to match up to. India tourism office should participate more often in

consumer fairs, buyer/ seller meets. It should make greater endeavour to improve brand

visibility.

In Sydney, while one of the sky trains is carrying an ad campaign for Incredible India,

this is not sufficient to generate awareness amongst Australians. This is true both for the

youngsters as well as the middle-aged populations. It is very rare for a traveller to

approach the India Tourism office for information.

It is interesting to observe that that tour operators of multiple countries are investing

heavily in printing brochure, flyers and handouts where they are developing the

product/package where in destinations are integrating two or more countries together.

Within these package designs, India is used as stop-over destination for a couple of

days say in transit between Australia and England.

India tourism office should take a more pragmatic approach such that ideas to promote

new India are nurtured in addition to traditional products and circuits. A lot more effort

needs to be targeted at grabbing greater attention of Australian eyeballs keeping in mind

their psyche and attitude.



7 Chapter 7 Segmentation, Conclusion, Suggestions and Recommendations

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7.1 Introduction

A segmentation model is a tool that can be developed within a spreadsheet or database

that provides calculations and rankings for identified critical elements that are necessary

to meet business objectives within a particular segment. A segmentation model consists

of those critical elements most important to the continued success of meeting business

objectives. The more specific these elements are, more meaningful is the tool.

On the basis of the data collected during the research survey an attempt has been made

to meaningfully segment the outbound tourists from the Australia and New Zealand

(ANZ).

7.2 Segmentation process followed

With live and current data, instead of using existing segmentation models, it was decided

that a more relevant primary tourism consumer segmentation model would be developed

on the basis of the markets studied. To segment the outbound tourists, underlying

consumption habits were studied for emerging patterns from the collected data. From

the outcomes, cross-tabulation and patterns, key variables that may be used in

segmentation were identified. Their correlation was understood to avoid any statistical

oversight.

The two fundamentally robust variables that were found to stand scrutiny on all the

above counts are discretionary spending per head per vacation and travel time allocated

per holiday. The cross-tabulation revealed a normal distribution about the centrally

located nests. The qualitative inputs were broadly checked against the nests thus

derived.

However, the emerging cross-tabulation threw up many fragmented nests across various

holiday spending groups and holiday duration groups. Hence, on the basis of qualitative

and secondary inputs from personal interaction these various fragments were

consolidated into cohesive groups with similar behaviour. Holiday spending groups were



consolidated on the basis of monthly household expenditure patterns. Finally, with

respect to tourism behaviour 10 tourism consumer segments were arrived at. The same

are presented below.

7.3 Outbound Tourist Segments from the ANZ

Outbound Tourist Segments from ANZ

Travel Time Allocated (per holiday)

Short (< 1 week)

Medium (1-4 weeks)

Long (> 4 weeks)

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Low (< 100,000 INR)

Sight Seers (70, 3.4%)

Backpackers (192, 9.2%)

Hitch Hikers (98, 4.7%)

Low Middle (100,000 – 300,000 INR) Event

Attendees (213, 10.3%)

Family-Leisure Classical Budget Travellers (655, 31.5%)

Globe Trotters (335, 16.1%)

High Middle (300,000 – 500,000 INR)

Family-Leisure Classical Comfort Travellers (207, 10.0%) Rich & Creamy

Travellers (194, 9.3%) High

(> 500,000 INR) Jet Setters (23, 1.1%)

Work-Pleasure Mixers (90, 4.3%)

Note 1: Past 3-year data was found to be robust and hence used in the segmentation. It is assumed that similar

behaviour will continue in the future and hence past data which is on actual behaviour instead of

proposed/intended behaviour serves the purpose of segmentation.

Note 2: Rows indicate different spending (money) categories per holiday.

Note 3: Columns indicate different time durations spent per holiday.

Note 4: Money and time are two fundamental parameters which any holidaymaker would decide upon while

choosing between trip options. Money spent versus time spent has been selected as the key parameters for

segmentation as these two have the maximum significance on anyone’s travel behaviour when holidaying in a

distant land where they may or may not visit again. Visitors are likely to be optimising their world-view of

comfort and experience by manipulating these two variables.

Note 5: The various segments have been given different names on the basis of broad behaviour (qualitative

response) of those falling within that cell and these names are only representative. It is possible that one segment

overlaps another or certain attributes of a segment are not applicable to a significant number of respondents from

within the same segment. It may also be possible that certain attributes of a certain segment are visible in other

segments. However, the segmentation derived from the two parameters is fundamentally useful in categorizing

which segment to target.

Note 6: For the purpose of segmentation each holiday has been counted as an independent response even if

multiple holiday descriptions have been included from the same individual. Hence, the results may be marginally

skewed. However, the assumption is that since this skew was random enough, its impact would also be randomly

distributed across all segments thus nullifying any serious impact.

Note 7: The numbers in parenthesis across the various segments are the sum total of all responses while the

percentages are the share amongst all responses.

Note 8: ANZ has a lot of intra-territorial holidaymakers within the geographies of Australia and New Zealand.

This skews the segments more towards shorter trips and lower expenses.



7.4 Description of Segments

7.4.1 Broad Classification

1. Short duration holidays: Short duration holidays are largely taken by people,

a. Who are short on time

b. Who are short on money

c. Who are close to the location

d. Who are attending a specific event

2. Long duration holidays: Long duration holidays are largely taken by people,

a. Who are living away from the country of their roots and go home periodically

b. Who are passionate about experiencing places

c. Who travel beyond the well known sight-seeing locations

d. Who have an academic interest in places like archaeologist, historian, etc.

e. Who spend disproportionately on holidays compared to their household

expenditure

3. The peak towards the middle between very long holidays and short holidays is the

classical traveller who likes to take family holidays with a mix of activities that suit

different needs of different members of the family. However, this segment may be

divided in to two clear categories,

a. An affluent traveller who stays in starred accommodation and spends

substantially on comfort and experience

b. A more economical traveller who stays in mid-range hotels and spends

mostly on experience and cuts down on comfort to extend experience

4. At the extreme high end of both variables of time and money are those luxury

travellers who travel in style and belong to the exclusive club.

7.4.2 Segments

1. Sight Seers

a. This class of travellers are likely to visit well known tourist spots in a country.

b. They would be taking short vacations due to paucity of time or limitation of

resources.

c. This segment is likely to limit his or her holiday to near-shore destinations.



d. Going to Europe from the UK, while categorised as “going abroad”, in terms

of time and resources are more of short trips. Similarly, going to Australia

from New Zealand or vice-versa, while technically qualifies as “going abroad”

is quite different in many ways, including pre-planning, budget and duration

for the trip.

2. Backpackers

a. Tourists with limited resources largely consist of back-packers.

b. This segment typically consists of single travellers or a couple (travellers with

their spouse or partner or friend).

c. These may also include researchers who are on short visits on a shoe-string

grant for their academic pursuit.

d. Air travel to a distant land is the biggest cost that these explorers incur.

e. They almost always stay in budget hotels, motels, lodges (like Pahar Gunj

and Karol Bagh in Delhi) or even hire out small rooms in suburbs.

f. Within the country they will mostly travel by train, at times in non-AC coaches.

g. This segment of tourists may also visit other Asian destinations like Nepal or

Thailand in the same trip.

3. Hitch Hikers

a. Tourists with limited resources also include this segment which travels with

even lesser means than Back Packers.

b. As the name suggests, they hitch and hike a lot during their holiday.

c. This segment typically consists of single travellers who are young and are

willing to experiment and experience.

d. Air travel to a distant land (if at all) is the biggest cost that these explorers

incur.

e. They always stay in small seedy non-descript places.

f. Within the country they will mostly travel by train or road.

g. Occasionally, one or more of their friends or known individual belongs to the

country visited, thus their visit is partially VFR.

h. This segment of tourists may also visit other Asian destinations like Nepal or

Thailand in the same trip.



4. Event Attendees

a. MICE travellers and business travellers who come for a pre-defined purpose

for a pre-defined period. They may club their main visit with some local

sightseeing. (see category Work Pleasure Mixers below)

b. Else these could be persons of different origin than country of residence who

return to visit their relatives, families and friends.

c. This segment may also include close friends of Indian citizens and PIOs.

d. The occasions may vary from,

i. Annual or biennial home visits,

ii. Marriage in the family,

iii. Other celebrations,

iv. Instances of bereavement,

v. Family settlements, etc.

e. These visitors are likely to stay with family and friends during most of their

stays.

f. They may undertake short vacations. However, since they are mostly PIOs,

these vacations internally are mixed with domestic travellers.

g. These visitors are unlikely to use travel agents or tour operators as they know

India very well.

h. They may not even be travelling with foreign currency to spend in India as

they have funds parked through remittances with relatives in India.

5. Family-Leisure Classical Budget Travellers

a. These mainly include those who are well versed with India or have done

enough research about India or the nature of their visit is such that they

require staying for long duration but their budgets are not extraordinarily high.

b. This segment may include PIOs, medical tourists or even those outbound

travellers of foreign origin who would like to visit multiple destinations on a

limited budget.

c. They may be travelling with their families but many costs are shared or on the

economical side and hence look for mid-range hotels.

d. They usually would not stay in starred hotels, heritage or resorts nor would

they be taking luxury trains or tours.

e. They tend to visit not just major tourist attractions but also add a few quaint or

unusual experiences.



f. This segment also subsumes VFRs as they usually visit for a duration of 2-3

weeks or more in each of their home visits with once in a year or lower

frequency.

6. Globe Trotters

a. This segment takes long holidays.

b. Their resources may or may not support a very luxurious trip.

c. They plan and educate themselves about their trip and the country they are

planning to visit well in advance.

7. Family-Leisure Classical Comfort Travellers

a. These mainly include those who are well versed with India or have done

enough research about India or the nature of their visit is such that they

require staying for long duration but their budgets are on the higher side.

b. This segment may include PIOs, medical tourists or even those outbound

travellers of foreign origin who would like to visit multiple destinations.

c. They may be travelling with their families and stay in starred hotels, heritage

resorts and resorts.

d. They tend to visit not just major tourist attractions but also add a few quaint or

unusual experiences.

e. This segment also subsumes VFRs as they usually visit for duration of 2-3

weeks or more in each of their home visits with once in a year or lower

frequency.

8. Rich & Creamy Travellers

a. This is the segment of upper class tourist.

b. They prefer everything exclusive and therefore either stay in starred

accommodation or in heritage or luxury resorts.

c. They take super-luxury heritage trains to travel within the country or fly

business and first class or even take a private jet.

d. They do take a lot of time off for their vacation often with the help of travel

agents plans and books for them.

e. They have a love for doing the most exquisite experiences like spending time

in a luxury spa or swimming with sharks or eating Fugu.

f. They are likely to be retired high net-worth individuals or business persons on

private visit.

g. They prefer balmy season to visit any country or locale.



h. This segment is quite a rare breed though.

9. Jet Setters

a. These travellers are usually well to do out on short family trips twice or more

in a year.

b. They have money but not more than one week at a time to spare on

holidaying.

c. Their vacation plans are also made not too far ahead of the travel date.

d. Their trips may include the core family unit, instead of the joint or extended

family.

e. They rarely visit one country more than once in a lifetime, unless it is their

country of origin, citizenship or place of work.

f. They are used to staying in starred accommodation.

g. Occasionally, they also stay in exclusive resorts or heritage accommodations.

h. They are most likely to take a flight, wherever available or convenient.

i. Convenience and comfort are key characteristics of their travel itinerary.

j. In India such tourists are likely to visit the Golden Triangle for certain.

k. Some of them may even visit Mumbai, Goa and/or Kerala backwaters.

10. Work-Pleasure Mixers

a. These are typical business plus pleasure visitors.

b. They could be in a country for business or meetings or short assignments on

behalf of their organization and have invited their family to join them in the

country.

c. During their stay, they do take a break or two to go out to some of the well

known places in the country.

d. MICE visits may also be clubbed under this, even though such visits bring

together a mixed bunch of people whose socio-cultural backgrounds may be

diverse.



7.5 Conclusion

For the Government of India to target the tourist segments, the segment should be large

and economically beneficial. Hence the smaller segments or segments with small

budgets may not be meaningfully attractive. Keeping this in view the following segments

from Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) should be focused upon,

1. Family-Leisure Classical Travellers (41.5%): With an overwhelming 31.54% in the

budget category and another 9.97% in the comfort category, this combined total

amongst the past travellers forms the largest single group that travels from the ANZ

to foreign destinations. This traveller is typically looking for rich cultural heritage,

scenic beauty, adventure and amusement during the holiday. The younger

generation is looking for excitement with new circuits, adventure, cuisines and a

dash of night life, because of which they prefer culturally similar destinations like

Europe, America and South-East Asia. ANZ travellers are predominantly budget

travellers. They are likely to travel economy class and stay in budget and mid-range

hotels. The other relatively smaller sub-segment looks for higher levels of comfort

and stays in starred accommodation and travels by air or luxury coaches.

2. Event Attendees (10.3%): At 10.3%, this is one of the most lucrative segments of

tourists as they spend a lot within a short span of time and constitute a reasonable

share of all outbound tourists from ANZ. They could be busy executives or travellers

who are attending any family, religious, cultural, social or corporate event and hence

their agenda for the visit is largely driven by the event and thus remains short. The

event may be a business meeting or a MICE visit or even a friend or family visit.

These travellers are likely to shop from tour operators to get greater options.

3. Rich & Creamy Travellers (9.3%): With 9.3% belonging to the highest end of

holidaymakers, it is an attractive segment to target. They would like to travel in style

and need amenities and all comfort during their stay. They would not only sight-see

the top tourist spots but also spend their time across multiple locations with a mix of

experiences. They are likely to travel by air and by road in luxury.

4. Backpackers (9.2%): The backpackers segment from ANZ may not be very

attractive for India. They mostly travel within Pacific-rim or culturally similar regions.



7.6 Comparison of Preferred Destinations- India Vis-à-Vis Other

Competing Countries

India has for long been known for its rich culture and heritage ,beautiful and artistic

historical monuments, cuisine with traditional Indian spices and herbs, pocket friendly

rates, breathtaking natural beauty and a wide range of tropical beaches.

Given the fact that Australia , New Zealand and India were a part of the British Empire,

and both are a part of the Commonwealth of Nations, all three nations have a similar

history and share common interest in a lot of areas like sports, politics and culture.

Australia and New Zealand being extremely close to each other, make excellent holiday

destinations for residents from respective countries. The flight connectivity between

Australia and New Zealand is also very good, which makes travelling for residents of

both countries very convenient. These travellers are willing to spend for the purpose of

exploring new destinations and for a good experience. India, USA, UK, Fiji and Thailand

though might be distant from Australia and New Zealand, have a lot of good destinations

and experiences to offer for the Australian and New Zealand travellers.

The following table sites the prefered destinations of Australian and New Zealand

travellers and the top reasons to visit these destinations:

A brief explanation of the above figure can be seen as follows.



Australia (Destination for New Zealander’s ):

Alike New Zealand, Australia too is adorned with diverse natural beauty and a

tremendous array of geographical wonders, which makes it a great getaway destination

for the New Zealander’s who want to enjoy a relaxing vacation.

New Zealander’s flock to Australia to see the unique animals that Australia has like the

Koala Bear, Kangaroo, Emu etc.

Australia too has “Adventure Tourism” and is renowned for its range of adventure

activities, including bungy jumping, rafting, surfing and other water sports. New

Zealander’s Hence like to get away to Australia for water sports.

With mild temperatures and moderate rainfall, Australia as well as New Zealand are both

illuminated with abundant sunshine which is the attraction for many a travellers. Australia

and New Zealand's marine ecosystems and species are highly diverse and both the

countries have one of the most beautiful beaches in the world. Hence the similar

weather and geographical conditions attract more and more New Zealand travellers to

Australia.

New Zealand (Destination for Australian’s):

Adventure is a core aspect of New Zealand Tourism. New Zealand is renowned for its

enormous range of adventure activities, including bungy jumping, jetboat riding, rafting

and skiing. Australian’s Hence like to get away to New Zealand for a good thrill and for

an adventurous experience.

New Zealand is adorned with diverse natural beauty and a tremendous array of

geographical wonders, which makes it a great getaway destination for the Australian’s

who want to enjoy a relaxing vacation.

With mild temperatures and moderate rainfall, Australia as well as New Zealand are both

illuminated with abundant sunshine which is the attraction for many a traveller. Australia

and New Zealand's marine ecosystems and species are highly diverse and both the

countries have one of the most beautiful beaches in the world. Hence the similar

weather and geographical conditions attract more and more Australian travellers to New

Zealand.



Fiji:

Fiji being very close to Australia and New Zealand makes it a great destination for these

travellers. Fiji’s warm and tropical climate makes it one of the most sought after

destinations for the Australian’s and New Zealander’s.

A low crime rate makes Fiji a hot spot for people from various countries. The top most

concern of travellers, “safety” exists in Fiji which has helped Fiji gain the trust of all the

travellers. Fiji also is a very cheap travel destination that has beckoned many a

travellers.

Water Sports like snorkelling, sailing, scuba diving etc. draws the attention of adventure

travellers from Australia and New Zealand.

Travellers are enthralled by the warm and clear waters of Fiji beaches. Fiji offers white

sand, golden sand and black sand (volcanic erosion) beaches attracting travellers from

New Zealand and Australia.

USA:

From the skyscrapers of New York to the ancient pueblos of New Mexico, the United

States is a nation of architectural diversity. The citizens of Australia and New Zealand

are enthralled by the uniqueness of the modern and traditional architecture that USA has

to offer.

USA has ample of natural spots for which they have made enormous efforts to preserve

and keep the beauty intact. These spots are great attractions for people who appreciate

natural beauty and who want to relax and get some peace.

‘Sports’ is a very important part of the American culture. The most popular sports

followed by people from different countries being baseball, American football, basketball

and ice hockey. The Australian’s and New Zealander’s also being sport lovers often

travel to USA to watch these sports.

USA is famous for the variety of amusement parks that it has to offer, “Disneyland” being

a favourite amongst a lot of tourists. These parks predominantly attract crowd from the

younger generation and also attracts people who travel for fun and entertainment.

The historical sites of USA are well appreciated by tourists. These sites having an

influence of the European culture attract the Australian and New Zealand tourists.



UK:

As a result of the British Rule in Australia and New Zealand, the British cultural influence

can be observed in these countries, attracting travellers for experiencing the British

Culture. The food of UK is also famous and due to cultural similarities and attracts


UK is blessed with an exceptional range of historical sites, the best known of which is

the World Heritage site of Stonehenge and Avebury which becomes a huge attraction for

residents of Australia and New Zealand. UK with its diverse flora and fauna, is blessed

with natural beauty making it a good relaxation destination for these travellers.

UK has a wide array of shops to offer to the travellers, form the boutiques, independent

shops to shopping malls, attracting travellers from Australia and New Zealand for the

purpose of shopping.

Thailand:

Like India, Thailand is relatively cheap and affordable for all type of travellers. Hence

Australian and New Zealand travellers of all different income levels are attracted to the

cheap rates. Australian and New Zealand travellers hence like to plan budget and leisure

trips to these countries. They can hence get luxurious experiences at relatively

affordable rates.

Thailand has a wide variety of beaches, “Phuket” being the largest and most popular

island of Thailand. Apart from the regular sun and sand which is an attraction for the

travellers, these beaches are famous for the nightlife offered and make a hotspot for


Thai food is famous for its balance of spicy, sour, sweet, salty, and bitter. This different

food attracts a lot of Australian and New Zealand foodies.

Thailand has long been known as a bargain hunter's paradise. Australian’s and New

Zealander’s are attracted to the cheap rates of Thailand markets. These type of

travellers make shopping trips to Thailand for availing the benefits of the affordable rates

that the country has to offer.



India:

The culture of India is an amalgamation of diverse sub-cultures, which appeals to people

worldwide. Indian as well as Australian and New Zealand culture has traces of British

culture due to the British rule which makes India a favourable destination for the

Australian’s and New Zealander’s .

Australian’s and New Zealander’s come to India for the purpose of Indian food, as they

find the Indian spices very pallatable.

India has a collection of one of the finest historical monuments. India also has

monuments that were constructed during the British Rule. The Australian’s and New

Zealander’s are hence enamoured by the beauty of these monuments. India is rich with

natural beauty which includes waterfalls, Western Ghats, hill stations, wildlife reserves

and desserts. India also has a large number of tropical beaches (Goa, the konkan coast

etc.) which can be great to attract travellers from these countries who intend to explore

the different beaches the world has to offer. Tourists also find great interest in the coral

beaches of Lakshadweep which are one of its kinds.



7.7 Promotional activities by Other Tourism Boards in ANZ

Vietnam: Vietnam Tourism Board gets BBC to complete a 30

second commercial showing the best features of

Vietnam to the ‘Asia Pacific’ audience. A commercial on

BBC which is a well reputed news channel has created a

huge impact on the travellers from ANZ.

Vietnam also organizes trips for media and travel

agencies from France, Thailand, China, South Korea, USA, Western Europe, Japan and

Australia. Media and travel agencies play a pivotal role in influencing people travelling to

foreign destinations. Vietnam have also slashed the tour prices to attract tourists from

ANZ.

Cambodia: Combodia has hosted the 30th ASEAN Tourist Forum (ATF

2011) at its newly constructed ‘Diamond Island Convention and

Exhibition Centre’ which has played a pivotal role for attracting




7.8 Advertisements by other Tourism Boards to attract foreign tourists

The Tourism Boards of various countries have taken the help of print, web and media

advertisements for promoting their country as a tourist destination. These advertisements

are unique, informative and have helped in attracting many a travellers.

A glimpse of some of the innovative and attractive advertisements can be seen as follows.

Malaysia

In this print advertisement, Malaysia is promoting its 50 major

events and festivals. The theme here is ‘Visit Malaysia’.

Malaysia like India has a very diverse culture. The Malaysian

tourism board hence has used this diversity in culture and

numerous festivals as a medium to connect with the rest of

the world. Through this advertisement they are trying to

attract the various travellers who are interested in the

traditions, festivals and events of Malaysia. This is also a very

nice way to promote the various activities that people can

expect to see when they visit malaysia.

Malaysia tourism promoting the various products offered by them

i.e various places to visit, the different cuisines offered and the

diverse people and culture present. This advertisement is very

informative and helps people know what they should expect when

they visit Malaysia.

The advertisement is clear and discrete. Indian advertisements

are innovative but can be more clear and discrete for the travelers

to understand what they can expect from India.

Malaysia in a very innovative way using this

advertisement promotes itself as “Truly Asia”. It portrays

itself as possessing the specialty of Asian countries like

“Malay Bertuku, Japanese Shiatsu and Indian Ayurveda”.

This is a very innovative and effective advertisement



for travellers in search of a variety of products.

Singapore

Singapore Airlines, helps in

promoting Singapore. The

airlines provides information on

the different category of hotels

present and and price range

offered by each category of

hotel. It also provides exclusive

offers on hotel accomodation,

airport transfers and popular

tourist attractions.

A promotion in this manner can

be very useful for the tourists as

it helps save their time of searching for hotels and travel options. It also reaches to

travellers with different budgets.

The Government promoting its uniqueness through

this advertisement. As seen in the advertisement

the website address is clearly visible and the

tourists can easily know where to get their

information about singapore. Indian website

similarly is very extensive and has a lot of information available for the travellers. The

website needs to be promoted more upfront so that the travellers are aware about where

they should go to, to search for more information about India.

England

Northeast England in its advertisement

promotes ‘passionate places for passionate

people’. They also provide proper contact details

so that the tourist know where to go to for

obtaining information to plan their holiday.



Turkey

Turkey through this advertisement is promoting its

rich culture.

The culture of Turkey is largely diverse and alike

India combines clear efforts to be "Modern" and

“Western”, with a desire to maintain traditional

religious and historical values.

This is a great way to attract the different culture that

the country has and also to attract many a abroad

travellers who like to visit different countries to get a

taste of their culture.

Australia

Australia Showcasing the different products offered in the advertisements. Every

advertisement has a new and unique product to offer. These advertisements give tourists

a clear idea of the different products that they should expect from Australia and how can

they plan their trip to Australia.



New Zealand

This Film was awarded First Place in the Travel

Category by the US International Film and Video

Festival. This DVD explores New Zealand like

never before. This film on New Zealand proves to

be a very informative and entertaining way to

promote the country and to make the people

worldwide aware about New Zealand and what are

the various places that they can go to and

products that they can expect when they visit the

country.

New Zealand promoting itself by a book on 1001 things that

can be done ni New Zealand. This book like the movie above

is very informative and provided in brief a description of what

can be done in New Zealand. The book gives 1001 experices

for people to chose from. The people with different likes and

dislikes can easily caategorise what they would like to do in

New Zealand with the help of this book.

New Zealand promoting 100% pure New Zealand

through its website.

This advertisement was also shown on television

potraying New Zealand pure and a country full of

natural beauty.

The website of New Zealand is clearly mentioned

and visible in this advertisement.



7.9 Road Map to Improve Promotional Activities in India

Looking minutely into the promotional activities of different countries, the following points

call for attention for the purpose of making India more forthcoming and prominent in its

promotional campaigns and advertisements.

Travellers are aware about India and also about the promotional /publicity material

available at various forums but, these are not helping the travellers to plan their

travel. The information provided needs to be more comprehensive and clear.

Travellers feel the need of a travel ternary.

All the required information is available on the website of Incredible India, but the

website needs to be more focussed, product driven and clear so that travellers can

decide their destination and can compare India vis-à-vis other competitive

countries. The Campaign should be focused more to lure the intending travellers

to “Visit India “rather than simply describing India.

Travellers only aware of Golden Triangle, Kerala & Goa. So, more destination

specific visuals/ campaigns defining the products and its unique features need to

be devised and promoted. Rather than marketing India or just one state to the

trade, focus should be on marketing a product /activity/ event. Under the umbrella

of brand India new tourist circuits need to be created to attract different type of

travellers. Segment specific products i.e different products and packages for

adventure tourists, family travellers, business travellers, medical tourist’s etc. need

to be offered. Thus there is need to focus separately for the 3 different

stakeholders;

• Trade/ Tour Operator:

Tour Operators help travellers in planning foreign trips to countries that they are

not aware of. Focussing on trade and making them fully aware of the products

that India has to offer will create a gateway for foreign tourists to India. It is also

suggested to improve the number of tour operators and motivate them to work for

‘India Tourism Office’. There is a need for an integrated approach by India

Tourism Office and tour operators. India Tourism Office must participate in



important fairs and festivals where they can sponsor any event which will finally

send a message to “Visit India” and not just educate travellers about India.

• Media:

Media is a medium that can be used to make people aware about India. Media

reaches the masses and hence is a very important tool of promotion. The media

advertisements need to focus on the various products that India has to offer

assuring that India is a safe and secure country to visit and can also showcase

the unique blend of modern and traditional experiences that India has to offer.

Media can help remove the myth of people that India is not a safe country and

that India is still backward in its approach. The fact being that India is safe and

has a huge variety of modern products to offer and that India is developing at a

very fast pace as far as technology and modern amenities are concerned, which

needs to be highlighted. Media can also take the help of Australian and New

Zealand celebrities and famous personalities to promote the pleasant

experiences that they had encountered during their stay in India.

• Traveller

More efforts need to be put in creating promotional campaigns which will

increase footfalls of travellers to India. In order to attract intending travellers as

well as past travellers (for repeat visit) - a comprehensive travel guide or plan

with lots of stimulus is essential. Thus it is imperative to categorise the travellers

from any particular country on the basis of their travel pattern and habit/

behaviour. After a thorough analysis of available qualitative and quantitative data,

it is proposed to follow the following segmentation / categorisation of travellers to

enhance the traffic flow from ANZ to India.



o Immigrants travel abroad to meet their Friends & Relatives, for religious

purpose and for leisure and recreation. These travellers can be attracted

by showcasing India’s historical monuments, culture, festivals and places

with natural beauty.

o Adventure Tourists come to India for adventure sports, trekkeing and

camping. These travellers can be attracted by showcasing White water

Rafting Camps, Trekking, Adventure Sports, Outdoor Camps and Jungle

safaris.

o Family Travellers travel abroad to meet their Friends & Relatives, and for

leisure and recreation. These travellers can be attracted by showcasing the

scenic beauty that India has, various amusement activities for travellers of

all age groups, India’s culture and heritage, the different type of cuisine

that India has to offer, night life and various tourist spots.

Last but not the least, o The “Incredible India” website needs to be upgraded regularly.

o The content of the website also needs to be reviewed periodically and new

destinations/ products/ circuits need to be brought to the knowledge of the

travellers.

o Promotional campaigns need to highlight the Incredible India web-address

more prominently,



o There is also a need to increase the visibility of the website.

7.10 Suggestions for specific measures to promote Indian Tourism

For holidaymakers from ANZ, India is a long haul destination. The travel season is

mostly during summer (ANZ is in southern hemisphere and thus has summers when it is

winter in northern hemisphere) with a peak in November. The largest travel is within the

Pacific rim islands including Fiji. Amongst long haul destinations, Asia is preferred by a

large segment of ANZ holidaymakers with Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and China

being the top destinations. However, India does not seem to be amongst the top Asian

destinations for travellers from ANZ.

One may attempt to change this using some of the simple steps enumerated below.

1. Target Population: To target the ANZ residents they may be sub-divided into 3

different categories with specific pointers for each one,

a. ANZ Residents: They are the more affluent segment and outside the ANZ

and Pacific Rim geography they seem to prefer travelling to Europe, Asia and

the US in that order. They are curious about India and would like to make a

more informed decision. However, due to scant information about various

destinations within India or holiday experiences, India does not seem to be a

preferred country to visit. India also does not seem to offer a seamless

holiday experience from choosing a destination, making a travel plan and the

bookings. They also seemed to associate India with the clichéd view of too

many beggars on the street and the country being too dirty and polluted with

city roads and traffic one of the biggest concerns. There is also health and

security concern. Travel advisory for Australians visiting India is perhaps one

of the biggest dampeners while planning a holiday in India. On the other hand

ANZ has a lot of repeat visitors to India. It may be surmised that those who

experience India find it much more positive than those who only read about

the India and do not visit it. Positives that ANZ holidaymakers find here

included cuisines, culture, heritage and India’s diverse ethnicity. India needs

to completely reposition itself in the minds of travellers from ANZ such that it

compares well with the best of places the rest of the world has to offer. A

360-degree positive campaign would perhaps be the biggest need for

building the “new India” image that is different from the clichéd negatives.

Since those who visit India do come back, if word-of-mouth can be spread



through this group, it can create greater impact. Endorsements by famous

Australian(s) or New Zealander(s) might also be useful.

b. Expatriates other than PIOs: This is a rather small group and may not be a

significantly different in its behaviour compared to the residents of ANZ

geography. The only other factor is that they may also be travelling to their

home geography and therefore this diverse group might get influenced from

their perception about India in their home country. Global executives based

out of Australia however could be positively influenced to create greater

traction for MICE travellers into India. On the whole no clear objective can be

planned out for this segment.

c. Persons of Indian Origin: Since these people are well aware of India,

selling to them will be of little value. Instead, they could be targeted with a

repositioning communication about India which should help them see India as

comparable to other destinations in the world. As Indians are bargain hunters

by nature, inform them about special schemes that the ministry, ITDC and

state tourism development corporations are running and leverage their

holiday season when they are planning to return home.

2. Marketing Activities: Tourism industry as a whole needs to have a cohesive,

systematic and planned year-round presence with promotional activities that may

build up in time for the November peak for ANZ residents. The following pointers

may be useful,

a. Media: Building a presence to reposition India through magazines,

newspapers, television channels and website is a primary need in building

traction for tourism in India. Positioning of new India, which is different from

the clichéd picture of India needs to be undertaken seriously. One must also

attempt to project the diversity of products and experiences that a holiday in

India has to offer. It might be useful to organize familiarization tours for the

travelogue writers in a systematic manner on a regular basis to capture

reader fancy.

b. Blogs and social media: Media coverage also needs to modernize

substantially with substantial presence on the web with linkages to decision

making and trip booking for travel to India. Since most of the holidaymakers

seem to be using online and web for prospecting, gathering information and

booking purposes, this cannot be overlooked for ANZ either. Separately,



blog-writers and social media presence will build a different image of India

than the one prevailing in the minds of ANZ residents.

c. Trade Channel: The objective with the trade channel should be to upgrade

their knowledge and information about India. Those operators who have India

in their portfolio should be supported and incentivised while those who do not

have Indian holidays as part of their offers should be encouraged to do so.

d. Publicity: Provide advertisement support on online travel search. Develop

and send fortnightly e-newsletters to trade covering different themes,

products, new activities in India such as launch of a new five star hotel,

information about new flight and local connectivity, promoting specific regions

in partnership with state tourism offices, promoting festivals, promoting

cuisines, etc.

3. Focus Upon: In summary, focus should be on,

a. Projecting a new India with world-class experience and better-than-

anywhere-else destination options.

b. Challenge the clichéd view that India is a dirty, polluted, beggar-infested

country that is only known for the Taj Mahal.

c. Build trust about India as a holiday destination with greater information about

India being a safe and secure destination.



7.11 Way Forward – Long Term and Short Term Measures to promote Indian

Tourism

Short Term Measures:

Organize focused Familiarization tours for media persons and tour operators.

Impart training to front office executives who are in direct contact with prospective

travelers so as they can handle all types of queries.

Though enough publicity material is there, but it is all out-dated, there is no

mention about New India – new destinations, new products, new packages, new

circuits and new luxury properties need to be promoted alongside well known

destinations, so as to offer a large choice in front of prospective travellers.

New methods of promotion need to be introduced, for example, promotion on

search engines and social networking sites which have immense reach irrespective

of the geography.

Frequent interaction with tour operators – to remain connected.

To position India as an STOP OVER DESTINATION for ANZ travellers to UK.

Long Term Measures:

More focus on product /destination campaigns required for different set of

travelers. Products for specific countries should be designed based on the needs

and requirements of travelers from that specific geography.

Rather than sending brochures etc, fortnight updates on what is happening NEW in

India –event, launch, festival etc.

Design advertisements with celebrities of the target country to lend trust and

credibility to the promotional advertisement.



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